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“I’m sorry, Jace You shouldn’t have been put in that position, but I’lad you’re still here”

Jace’s lips pressed against the top offar too dependent on

“Me too,” he murmured

We fell silent for a while as I tried to work up the courage to be even half as brave as he’d been in telling en I would need to say the words that I’d never spoken to another living soul

“My father let Richard Jennings have sex with me”

Chapter 11

Jace

I’d tried to prepare myself for whatever Caleb had to tell me, but truthfully, I hadn’t been ready for the admission

I wasn’t sure there was any way to be ready to hear so like that

I foundmy face to the back of his neck as I squeezedup from my throat

Caleb had said “have sex with” but I knehat that really meant

“It happened on a cauy orked with my dad He called him Rush, but I’m not sure if that was his real name or not”