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I coveredin fear I didn’t know if he was going to strike

“Don’t run, Em”

My palms slid from my eyes and I stared in disbelief Horror

It was Vaughn

Chapter Twenty-seven

I scra my hands on the latch, but he was faster than rip around my wrists and pulled ainst my arm

“Let go of me” I stru

ggled

“Shh Stop Just stop”

I kicked at hi pri he was stronger than I ever would be, but I didn’t stop fighting

“E me for two seconds?”

My movements slowed and I looked into his eyes My chest heaved I was out of breath

I had envisioned this What it would be like to see hi eyes To feel the heat of his skin against mine I wondered what I would do when I heard his voice Hoould awaken my senses Remind me that e had was real That it wasn’t reduced to a criminal report in a bureau file

His eyes bore into mine

“Thank you”