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Just run

I’d never run

I’d never even tried

“Just behave, Aleks, and your brother will come soon”

“And you’ll tell hiood?”

“I’ll tell him you were the best”

Meu melhor…

My best…

“Dante,” I whispered as I forced asped as I sat up

I waited for hiame withup ridiculous guesses to finish the state Even noe still did it and it was how I kneas okay… that everything was finally okay

But it wasn’t Dante’s gentle expression thathands on my upper arms

“Vaughn,” I breathed in relief

Until I remembered I couldn’t feel relieved around this man

Not anymore

I scrambled back from him and he i behind me and I realized it was a headboard

Jesus, I was in bed with him

I lurched away from him and would have fallen out of the bed if he hadn’t chosen that ain “Don’t!” I screah of ot out of the bed and backed up until I was lodged into the nearest corner I began jerking ht up to my reality

Father was dead

I’d seen his body for myself I’d felt his warm blood on my skin I’d stared into his open, ehn’s eyes dominated my dreams

Father was dead I knew that

Vaughn was here

He’d kidnapped me

I knew that too

But that was all I knew

I looked down at er bound Not like they’d been in the car

I fought to re me home, but there were only bits and pieces

“Where are we?” I ed breaths The roo wallpaper and there were just a few si a bed and dresser with a vanity mirror on it There were two doors One that was closed, either for a closet or a bathroom And one that led out of the room It was currently open and I wondered if I could h it