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At the venom there now, a shiver wracked her spine

The monster still resided inside the old man’s frame He’d once terrified her Now, Raine refused to show fear Bill Kendall was the reason she couldn’t trust Couldn’t coive herself to Lia this hellhole, she’d never wanted to heal Lancing her wounds and leaving them to bleed made it less likely that she’d ever allow anyone to hurt her again She had let this vile asshole strip her ability to love

Never again

“What are you doing here, whore? And who’s he?” He nodded Beck’s way “I suppose you’re fucking him, too?”

She ignored his question and thrust her chin out “I’ve got a few things to say to you”

“Why should I listen? I didn’t want you here then and I don’t want you here now”

“BelieveI just came to say that I hate you and you’d better not ever speak to ive you this”

Raine doubled up her fist and sent it flying into his jaith a brutal crunch Pain exploded through her fingers, zipping up her arm, but she didn’t care When Bill’s head snapped around and he clutched the side of his face, it orth the pain

“You little bitch!” He storrip “You’re going to pay for that”

With a vicious yank, he dragged her toward the house Raine dug in her heels Bill turned and snarled, raising his fist to her She fought the urge to cower

Behind her, Beck dashed onto the porch “Need help?”

“Fuck off,” Bill sneered

“I got this,” she told Beck She needed to face her father alone

Thankfully, Beck let her

Forcing the tension from her iven up and curled into a sniveling ball He fell for her ruse, swinging his beefy fist toward her with unabashed triu his attack She followed that with a jab to the sto with shock and hate

Raine kneed him in the balls

Lurching and grunting, he doubled over, clutching his crotch She seized the opportunity and grabbed his hair, then slaainst the doorframe

He screamed