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His shouting woke

I sat up and listened in on the tornado below My heart was already thurabbed the cell phone froht

The sound of a loud crash had lass

"Yeah, you fuckin’ bitch!" he roared "Nothin’ but a whore! Why did I even bother to come back here to your whorin’ ass? Left the Jackals for this shit?!"

I dialled Jaxon’s nuers My anxiety and fear were through the roof

"Yeah?" he answered

"Hey, it’s htly

"What is it?" His voice went dead serious, no doubt recognizing the fear in my voice

"I just need to hear your voice"

"Get your fat fuckin’ ass up and clean thison?" Jaxon de what he does best," I said, atte to keep the tears at bay "I just need a familiar voice"

"You’re scared" When I didn’t respond, he sighed "Sara, if you’re scared, tell me now I can be over there in a heartbeat–"

"No," I interrupted "That would s worse He would explode and take it out on her Just talk to "

I heard heavy creaks just outside the door I huddled into the corner, pullingthe door I couldn’t stop shaking, and my bladder suddenly felt heavy No Surely not He could not e!

The door rattled

"Jaxon," I whimpered, "are you there?"

"I’, Sara?"

I juainst the bedroo?" he roared "Open it right now! You’re going to get your lazy ass up and help your whore of amess! RIGHT NOW!"

"Sara?"

I didn’t say a word I didn’tone bit of noise would soet all aboutinto the door, screas that I would be sorry if I didn’t I looked around the roo an invisible door to show up out of thin air to whisk me away