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I paused as a wave of pain went through me “He was really nice,” I whispered “Eric had hit ht before so he saw the black eye and asked me about it I told him what I’d told everyone else…that I’d taken up a self-defense course and had gotten hit while sparring with a partner, but I knew he didn’t believe me I could see it in his eyes He told me he could help me if I just told hi me it wasn’t et out of the situation and he’d”

“Did he tell Eric?” Ronan asked

I shook ,” I said when I heard the anger in the man’s voice “He tried to keep his promise”

“What happened, Ethan?” I heard Cain ask, his voice gentle, like it’d been in the shohen he’d held me

“He was killed in a hohts later His wife too I saw it on the news” I wiped away the tears that started to fall “I didn’t know the truth until Eric came to see me the next day”

“Eric killed them,” Ronan offered

I nodded even as fresh tears fell “Eric told me they were dead because of hter wouldn’t be an orphan…she was sleeping at a friend’s house that night” My voice broke as I said, “She was only twelve years old”

“It’s not your fault,” I heard Ronan say A fresh tissue was thrust into my hand, but I had no clue who put it there I didn’t bother correcting Ronan

It was absolutely my fault

“He beat me so bad I could barely walk”

“What about his adital recorder capture it?”

I shook et the recordings transferred and left it in my locker”