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Not anymore.
Not since the fucker showed me the real him.
His hand lifts.
My body tenses.
He strikes me across the face. Hard. I hold on tight to the comforter. My head snaps to the side. The cut on my cheek busts open, and blood drips down my face.
“Now.” He lifts my cell and glowers at me. “Give me the fucking password.”
“Fuck you!” I haul my arm back and punch him in the balls.
He bends over with a loud yell. Not waiting around, I jump up from the bed and head for the living room. I see the front door ten feet away. I dart for it. Almost there! I reach out for the knob…
He yanks me back by my hair.
“Let go!” I reach behind, struggling to get his hands off me.
It’s impossible. He’s got a good hold.
Fuck it. He can have every strand on my head. I’m not giving up!
I spin around and slam my heel into the top of his barefoot.
He throws me against the counter. My side hits the edge. Pain ricochets through me.
I can’t breathe. Did he crack a rib?
He slams my head against the top of the counter. Everything gets fuzzy.
He drags me by my hair and hits the other side of my face against the fridge. Blood smears the stainless steel.
Grabbing his face, I dig my nails into his skin. I hold on, refusing to let go.
“You fucking bitch!” His eyes match mine as he spits each word into my face.
I’m not letting go. This is all I have! He’s stronger than me. He’s hurting me. I’m not letting go of his flesh. I grip harder.
He’ll have to kill me first. I’ll never let go!
His fist flashes in front of me. Instant pain vibrates from my left eye to the rest of my body.
Everything goes black.
Chapter Two
My cell rings. I glance at the dashboard. Cole’s name lights up. I click the green answer button.
“What’s up?”
“Where are you?” My brother’s voice blasts through the speakers, canceling the music I was listening to before his interruption.
“I just left that meeting for the Wilson job.”
“That’s in Sarasota, right?”
“Yeah.” I stop at the red light.
