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Reed started to move closer toward me I knew he just wanted to take me into his arms, but I needed to do this

I put et this all out, Reed Please," I said as I looked into his tear-filled eyes

Taking in a shaky breath, I closed ain I needed to think about my future with Reed I wanted a future with hio of this darkness that was buried so deep inside of et this all out

"He told o after er sister, as only fourteen at the ti bastard"

"So, I promised him I wouldn’t make any noise, and I wouldn’t tell anyone our secret The ot lost inmy favorite book quotes over and over in my head"

"My God, Courtney," Reed whispered as he reached up and wiped awaywhite "He started staying at our house more and more Each time he came into my room, I would just try to disappear into another world I tried to pretend I ith the love of my life, but it never worked He just destroyed me more and more after each time"

I took a deep breath in and then let it out "It went on for three ht, I atching uns I told hione hunting with my father a lot, so itun safe"

Reed began shaking his head

"I got the coht Noah stayed with us, I snuck into un I checked to ht it up to my room and put it under my pillow I had the safety on the whole time I was ready to put a stop to all of it When Noah caht, I didn’t care what I had to do"

I took a second to look at Reed His eyes were filled with such sadness, but there was also soet undressed and said that ere going to try so new"

Reed pulled his hand frohis head "I want to kill him, Courtney," he said as he lookedfaster, and I wanted nothing more than to be in his aret this all out…please"

He slowly nodded his head and took an again "So, anyway, I stood up with the gun, faced hiht then and there I illing to spend the rest of my life in jail if it meant he would leave me alone"

"Your sister?" Reed asked in a whispered voice

"I told hiht if I had to He never stayed with us again He so my brother come to his house when they went out of town After Noah and e, they hardly ever cairlfriends’ places, so I didn’t have to worry about lancing back at me "Did he ever…your sister?"

I shook my head "I don’t think so I asked her once if Noah had ever approached her in a way thatme why I would ask her that I’m almost a hundred percent sure he never touched her"

"Wait…Court, you never told her about what happened?"