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“You okay?” Dan asked watching him.
“No, I want that bastard to be alive so I can kill him.”
“Why does a spot on the wall make you want to kill him over the mess in there?” he asked motioning towards the living room.
“Because I know what this spot is now. I noticed it when I was here while she packed her bag for Vancouver. She said she spilled red wine there and had to use bleach to get it out.”
“Oh…come on let’s just get Liv’s stuff for the trip. I’ll come over later and pack up the rest of it. She can decide about everything else but I’ll get her stuff out so no one can bother it.”
“Probably a good idea,” he stated pushing open the bedroom door. It felt strange to do it without her there. He glanced around the room and took in the dints on the wall in pure anger, wanting to get this done fast now.
They moved over to the closet and opened the doors finding the bag Olivia mentioned.
Dan bumped into the other door and a belt slid off onto the floor. He picked it up and Will saw his knuckles go white.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, sensing his friend’s need to bash something.
“Look at the underside of the belt,” he stated showing him.
“Is that…”
“Dried blood…that bastard beat her with a belt until she bled…”
“He’s dead…that’s the only thing that can be said right now. He’s dead,” Will repeated, letting the words flow through his mind as they finished getting the rest of the listed items. “Do you see her pillow?”
Dan pulled back the covers coming across the unmade bed beneath the comforter. “What the fuck!”
Will turned to look and felt sick seeing the bloodstains that she hadn’t been able to loosen. He moved to the side of the bed with the stains knowing it was where she’d slept and moved the nightstand finding a darkened spot on the floor.
“Fucking hell…” he muttered moving into the bathroom to grab her case. He didn’t find it or anything of hers and went back out across the hall to the guest room to open the door.
“She was sleeping in here,” he said as Dan joined him. He took the pillow and caught a faint whiff of her shampoo then headed into the bathroom next door. He put everything into the toiletry bag before heading back into the master bedroom to get one last thing. He didn’t find it in there and crossed the hall to the other bedroom finding it hidden in the back of the closet.
“I need to stop at the apartment for something,” he told Dan as they sat in the car leaving the house. Dan sent him a curious look when he came back out with the large stuffed rabbit, but he ignored it as he went back to get Liv. There was no way he’d let someone get anywhere near her now, not after everything he learned at that house.
Chapter 9
Olivia hugged her parents, Jess and Dan as Will put her bag into the car. She saw the look in Dan’s eyes and knew they’d discovered more of her hell, and she hugged him a bit tighter.
“I’ll be okay Danny. I promise,” she said hoping it was true.
“We’ll make sure of it Livy,” he agreed kissing her forehead. “I’ll get some of the house cleaned up before letting Mom over there.”
“Such as?” she asked wondering exactly what they’d found.
“The living room, that mattress and his shit we’re going to burn in the backyard.”
“Thanks Dan,” she said giving him a light smile that was forced as memories played through making her stomach churn. She saw the rest of the family looking at her and she laughed slightly, “I’m not leaving forever. I love you all so much.”
“We know you do we just want you to know we love you too Sis,” Jess stated.
“I do more than you know,” she replied before getting into the car. She was surprised when they backed out. “What’s that about?”
“Someone spray painted the garage at the house the other night…the police have been sitting in the driveway making sure nothing else is done to it. We let the guy know these clowns were still here and that you were leaving for a bit. They wanted to let you know they were sorry for what happened and to make sure they didn’t get to be too much for you or follow us.”
“I still don’t fully believe it yet. That he’s really gone…that he can’t hurt me anymore,” she admitted as she settled back into the seat.
“You will,” he stated brushing her hair from her face.
