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“He’ll never stop,” Cain responded quietly “He’ll get off or he’ll get out or he’ll find someone to do his dirty work for him” Cain’s eyes shifted to ht, Ethan It was never a matter of ‘if’ It was and alill be ‘when’”

“I didn’t have you when I said that, Cain I didn’t have a lot of things”

Cain shook his head “I can’t be with you 24/7 for the rest of your life This is the only way”

I took a fewnext to Cain He was so rigid it looked like his entire body would snap in two if someone touched him But I wasn’t someone

I put my hand on his arm “Please don’t do this”

“He’ll never stop, Ethan,” Cain repeated, his voice softening, desperate now “He’s like him”

I kneho hiht Eric was as sick as Cain’s father had been

“But I’s forother than hatred And I’m not scared of him anymore”

I glanced at Eric and realized it was true The hate in his eyes didn’t spark fear into run

I turned ht back, Cain I want to tell the world what he did to me I want to watch them put him behind bars where he’ll finally knohat it feels like to have no power, no control…to have his everythat that’s his life I want hi who put hiently “I love you for wanting to keep me safe, but I need this to end on my terms”

“You think anyone will believe you?” Eric said with a laugh He coughed and spit up so onhero! I saved more lives in one day than you’ll save in a lifetime, you pathetic piece of shit”

I felt Cain’s arhten in response

“You’re mine, Ethan!” Eric snarled “I don’t care how many times you let him fuck your fat ass, you’re still mine and you know it! I’m so deep inside of you that you’ll never be free of me!”

“Don’t,” I said sharply as I saw Cain start to pull the trigger I stepped in front of the gun and Cain immediately lowered it

“Ethan,” he said, his voice pained