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She looks up at me Her pretty blue eyes look unfocused and tired “I don’t knohat happened between you two, but I know Matt is the reason you chose me”

I sigh She’s not far from the truth “Blake …”

“I will not be punished for so he has done, Ryat,” she says softly “You can fuck me, but I told myself that Matt will not dictate my life anymore”

I run a hand throughMatt is why I had to pick her But it wouldn’t have happened without her “Why did you let me choose you?” I ask

She gives me a weak smile “Because you made me feel wanted”

Matt is a fool and a dead man!

“I hate everyone,” she goes on, eyes closed once again “Myhim And you …” She trails off and whispers, “I’ll just run away once you’re done with me”

I stand staring down at her,to her in the first place? He told her I’ Cindy? That may be true, but we don’t discuss that shit Hoould he know that?

When she starts snoring softly, I place the handcuffs in her nightstand, then I cover her up with her coht

CHAPTER NINETEEN

BLAKELY

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL fall day here in Texas “Bad Intentions” by Niykee Heaton is blasting in my ears while I run the old trail behind rown up here Lived in the same house all my life My father’s office is in don Dallas, but we live quite a ways from there on twenty acres He commutes, but for the most part, he’s not even in the state He has to travel a lot for work

The hairs on the back ofheavily, I yank the earbuds fro around To my left is a small pond Other than that, it’s just trees back here “You’re being paranoid, Blakely” Matt gets onthis trail He says it’s unsafe