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“Kitten…” Braxton’s voice had e ofas a fresh wave of tears flooded down my face Just the sound of his voice had calht else but what happened,it disappear for the first time since it took place “Are you okay?”

I pressed the pal if I was hallucinating hearing his voice instead of Mia’s But he’d called me “kitten” Only one person had ever called me that Braxton

“Nevaeh?” his deep voice rasped my name when I didn’t answer him

“I-I’m here” I finally foundme?”

“Mia’shappened last weekend I just wanted to make sure you are okay” He blew out what sounded like a frustrated sigh “Are you?”

“A to wrapme

“Okay,” he growled “Are you okay, Kitten?”

“I’ritted out, ht else Everyone kept asking if I was okay, and the truth was I didn’t know if I was or not But they all seemed to want to hear that I was fine, so that hat I told them every time

“Liar,” he muttered so quietly, I almost didn’t hear him “Do you… I don’t know, maybe you want to talk about what happened?”

I clamped my mouth shut before the words could escape I wanted to tell hi, and I didn’t understand why I hadn’t told anyone the complete details of the incident All my parents knehat PopPop had told them, and even he didn’t know the full extent of it Just that he’d found so me and knocked him on his ass

They didn’t know I felt ashauy even touch me, let alone kiss me I hated that I couldn’t stop him myself, that I was so weak and trapped I couldn’t even cry for help I felt violated and used, and I didn’t understand hen a kiss was all he’d taken from me

And not understanding so just wasn’t acceptable to me

“Mia and Barrick made up, so if you’re still up for it, you can move in with us when you co the subject when I remained silent

That definitely caughtwith you?”

Oh shit Hoas I going to handle living under the sale one ofive away to whomever I wanted