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“Tell you what?” she asked confused.
“Tell us that Scott’s been hurting you…beating you?” Dan suggested.
“Okay is this one of those prank things?” she asked forcing a laugh out. How could they know? It wasn’t possible for them to know that. It wasn’tsafefor them to know that.
“It’s not a joke honey,” their father said coming over to kneel beside her. “If Scott’s been hurting you, threatening to hurt the rest of us if you said anything or left him just tell us honey, please.”
“You’re all crazy,” she said getting up. “Really crazy…”
“No, we’re not, Liv,” Will stated, stepping in front of her, not about to let her run out on them. Especially not with the hint of fear that’d crossed her eyes before she’d shuttered it away from them.
“Yes, you are. You all know Scott; can you honestly say he’s capable of something like that?”
“He’s a natural conman,” Dan argued. “It’s the only way he could survive undercover work that long without being found out. Hell, he even told us no one would ever catch him in a lie because he was too good at it.”
“Whatever, I’m going home,” she said shaking her head.
“Liv don’t make me do it,” Will said putting a hand on her shoulder.
“Do what?” she asked looking from him to the others.
“Find out ourselves…” he replied, his tone gentle yet firm, making her heart flutter crazily at the look in his eyes.
“There’s nothing to find out. I think you all need medication,” she said walking past him. She tried to hide her reaction as he slid an arm around her front stopping her as he lifted the back of her shirt.
“Oh, sweet lord,” her mother said as they saw the latest set of marks on her back courtesy of Scott from a few hours earlier.
“Liv,” Dan said tightening his hands into fists. “Where is he?”
“Don’t…please,” she said unable to look at them.
“Livy, sweetie, look at me,” Will said, putting his hand up against her cheek stopping the tears with the sweetest, softest touch. “We won’t let him hurt you anymore you just have to tell us the truth.”
“I can’t; please just let me go.”
“You’re trying to protect us, aren’t you?” Jess asked coming over wrapping her arms around her. “He threatened us, didn’t he?”
“Jess…”
“He did…me specifically, right? That’s why you always looked so worried when he was near me, why you were relieved when I left and didn’t come around as much. What did he say Livy; what’d he do to you, Sissy?” Jess asked making the tears fall.
She shook her head unable to admit to it knowing if she did, he’d do what he’d planned on doing.
“Sweetie, please,” Will said softly. “We just want to help…please Livy.”
“It won’t change anything. I have to go, he’ll be home soon.”
“You’re not going back there Liv,” Dan said blocking the door. “I’ll kill him before he lays another hand on you.”
“Please stop,” she said closing her eyes, struggling to control the shakes fighting their way out of her body.
“He told you he’d kill us, didn’t he?” Dan asked.
“Why are you protecting him?” Jess demanded when she refused to open her eyes.
“I’m not protectinghim…”
“You’re protecting me,” she said. “Why?”
