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"Okay, I’ll go call"

I shuddered at the thought of Abby’s parents and brothers finding out what happened It was bad enough I wasn’t high on their list of favorite people, so the very fact she lay battered and broken in the e to ce my head, I swiped away the tears Topictures Unable to control my emotions, I whirled out of irlfriend was alo, not to ive the fking photos and gossip a rest for one rabbedistration desk, he asked, "Is there somewhere more private we could wait?"

The lady nodded "Sure, coh here"

As the Authorized Personnel Only doors buzzed opened again, AJ, along with Rhys who had appeared a few moments earlier, ushereded thumbnail, I refused to sit down Instead, I paced around the roo?"

"They have to check her out first, Jake," AJ argued

Standing in the doorway, I caught of glie burned within rabbed her by the shoulders and was shaking her so hard her teeth were clattering "You conniving little bitch! How could you do that Abby? She never did a da to you!"

Rhys grabbed my waist and jerked me away "Don’t touch her, man!"

"Touch her? I want to kill her!"

Rhys’s breath warmed my ear as he spoke in a low voice "Look, I can understand that you want to break her neck right now, but you have got to think clearly You physically assaulted her tonight too, and she and Lyle could sue the hell out of you Give hie and send the Abby? Is she just going to walk away froer picture,him off of me "Fine"

Tears streamed down Bree’s face "I’iveyou’re sorry"

Lyle wrapped his arm around Bree’s shoulder "I hate that it had to end this way"

"Just pack your things and go I’ll have the lawyers get you a settlement" My eyes burned into Bree "But I better never see her at any show of es!"

Bree broke down in sobs as Lyle led her into one of the rooms where a nurse waited to asses her sitation Brayden and Lily appeared then Their expressions were ashen and filled orry "Heard anything yet?"

"No," I muttered miserably

It seeed doctor in a pristine white coat entered the roo on ave h e of Ms Renard’s case"