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He parks a couple of houses down, and we immediately run for the house.Roger’s waiting for us on the sidewalk.
“There’s a man in there with Erin,” he says immediately.“He’s yelling nonsense at her.I think he hit her.”
“No,” Chase says, gripping my arm.“Are you sure he hit her?”
“Yes,” Roger says.He’s beside himself, shaking in fear.“That poor girl, we have to get in there and help her.I don’t know what I’d do without her.”
“You did the right thing,” Chase assures him.“As soon as backup arrives, we’ll go in.”
Without a word, and with the sound of sirens behind me, I set off for the house.I’ll be damned if I’ll let her sit in there alone while a maniac has his way with her.He could be doinganythingto her in there, and I will not have her in there for one more second.
Just as I bust through the door, I see him pull his fist back, and he punches her, square in the face.
I don’t stop.I run for him and tackle him to the ground, and with him on his back, I punch him in the face myself.
“You like to hit women, you piece of shit?”I hit him again, satisfied when blood spurts out of his nose.Men swarm into the room, and I’m pulled off of him.“You just got a death sentence,” I yell out.
“Stop,” Chase says, yanking me by the shoulder.“Take care ofherand leave him to us.”
“She wanted it,” the asshole cries.“She loves me.I’m her soulmate, and we’re going to be together forever.”
“Get him out of here,” I snarl and then crouch next to Erin.
She’s out cold and tied to the chair, so I quickly untie her, lift her into my arms, and lay her on the couch.
“Wake up, baby.”I kiss her hand.“Come on, Doc, you have to wake up for me.”
“Don’t you touch her like that!”They’re leading him out, and he’s struggling to reach us.“You take your filthy hands off my wife!”
“Jesus Christ,I’mgoing to punch you in the face if you don’t shut the fuck up,” Chase says as he muscles the man out the door.
“I’m so sorry,” Roger says as he lays a cool washcloth on Erin’s forehead.“I don’t know how that man got into my house.”
“It’s Clay,” Erin whispers, and I turn to her in relief.She’sawake.“Well, he waspretendingto be Clay.He’s really Steven, and he pretended to be Clay so he could get close to me.”
“Shh.”I kiss her hand again.“Don’t talk, baby.How badly did he hurt you?”
“Some smacks to the face,” she says as she fights to sit up but falls into my arms, clinging to me, and the tears start to come.“I was so scared.I thought he was going to kill me and that I’d never see my f-f-family again, or you and the k-k-kids.”
“Shh, it’s over, baby.It’s over.”I rock her back and forth as she sobs, letting it all out.“It’s okay.I’m right here.”
She continues to cling to me, and I kiss her head, rubbing my hands up and down her back.
“You’re going to the doctor,” I announce, and she nods in agreement.
“Yeah.”She looks over at Roger and smiles softly, wiping tears from her cheeks.“Are you the one who called for help?”
“Of course, I did.”Roger takes her free hand in his.“I’m sorry, my sweet girl.”
“I’ll be okay.At least now we’ve caught him.”She looks back up at me with those swimming green eyes.“I have so much to tell you and Chase.”
“You’ll tell us,” I promise her, relieved that she seems to be fine.“But right now, I’m taking you to the doctor.”
ChapterTwenty-Five
Erin
“I’mfine,” I insist for the sixtieth time.“I’m not dizzy.I just have a hell of a headache.”
