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Marcus is out of his chair and pacing his office “What the fuck” His voice is a lol “What the fucking fuck, Melissa? Why didn’t I know about this?”

Looking up at hi, but wared Elaine not to tell anyone”

His face is pained, hazel eyes intense “Why? Why wouldn’t you let her tell me? I would’ve buried that fucker”

Shaking my head “I was so ashamed” He hands me a cloth handkerchief, and I touch my face with it “I didn’t want anyone to know I just wanted to be rid of him”

“So you left him?”

“We were divorced, and Derek and I got together” The memory of that floods h ood for me I love him so much”

Marcus is in front of ainst his desk “I like him already”

“That brings us to now” My brow lines as I study the double Mson a case last year, and he crossed paths with Sloan again He was convinced Sloan was co for me”

“Abusers never give up on their victied to hiardless of whether you’d moved on”

Nodding, I continue “Derek and Patrick and this wo to set a trap to catch hiood”

The roo forhis anticipation

“Derek killed Sloan He said Sloan was strangling Star, that she was about to die, and he killed him”

“With a gun?” Marc’s voice is quiet

“With his bare hands”

The tick of his desk clock is the only noise in the room for one two three seconds