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The Ritual Shantel Tessier 11370K 2023-08-28

He chased me down Killed a man for me Saved me That’s more than anyone else has ever done Ryat promised me in the shower that I am safe with him That he’d protect me And then this? I refuse to let him off the hook that easily

Fuck him and these papers

Standing up, I grip them and walk over to the fire I toss them in and watch my only escape plan burn

Till death do us part, he once said toback to our bedroom, I enter the closet and look over rab a T-shirt and a pair of white cotton shorts After getting dressed, I brushout my mouth when I hear the front door open

Makingrooht, expecting it to be Ryat He’s co it out with him

“Ryat?” I hear a female voice call out his name as the front door shuts Then the last person I expected to see enters the living room She coasps, sing nervously

My eyes drop to her heels and run up over the black trench coat she wears, already knowing that she’s probably naked underneath A black leather designer bag hangs fro here?” I deh my body My mind races to conclusions as fast as my heart beats

“I’ives er on her perfectly done-up face “What are you doing here?”

“I live here,” I say, lifting my chin

She gives a laugh “Well, you haven’t been here over the past three weeks when I’ve been here”

No! I don’t believe a das, but a cheater isn’t one of theet to ”

“Oh, co a step toward me “You didn’t possibly think he’d stay faithful after you left him, did you?”

I stay where I a her come to me