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Chapter One
She didn’t know who else to call.
If she called Dave or Brad, they’d turn this into a tremendous ordeal. Well, a bigger ordeal than it already was.
Right now, it was justanordeal. The culmination of several poor decisions and Teagan found herself without cash for a hotel room and unable to budge Eric McKinnon from her place. Her college apartment that had been a gift from her father for buckling down and making the President’s list for three years in a row.
She had to get him out. So, she called the only person she could think to call. The only person who dealt with Eric in the past and likely would again. Possibly. Hopefully. Probably.
For all she knew, Jaxon could laugh and end the call. She wouldn’t blame him.
Eric was a shit, and he was cutting coke on her antique coffee table, which was why she couldn’t call the police outright. She’d end up in jail as well, and then she’dhaveto call Brad, and Dave would be the one probably having to arrest her since he would respond to the call. And that would be nothing but a bad idea.
Jaxon, however, answered on the second ring.
“Teagan?” he asked, sounding surprised and a little like he thought this was probably a butt dial.
It wasn’t.
“Yeah, it’s me…” she answered, trying not to sound as forlorn as she felt.
“What’s wrong?” he asked immediately.
“Why do you assume something’s wrong?” she asked.
“Well, for one, you’re calling me and not Brad or Dave. And for another, you sound like someone just killed your puppy or something.”
“No, no, it’s nothing like that…” she replied. “It’s worse.”
The rest, she explained in what felt like one long breath, but Jaxon caught all of it.
“Oh, Teagan…”
“I know… it’s… it’sawful, and it’s my fault for being so stupid-”
“No, no. You’re not stupid.”
Tears fell against her will. Teagan choked out a sob and shook her head. “I am.”
“Please don’t cry. You’re not stupid, you just got taken in by Eric. That’s what he does. What he did. I-” Jaxon broke off for a moment before speaking again. “Where are you?”
Teagan looked around the bathroom stall. She was currently hiding in. “At the University library. In a bathroom stall.”
“At this time of night?”
It was nearly midnight.
“It’s finals week. Library’s open for twenty-four hours.”
“And Eric is...?”
“At my place. As far as I know.”
“Okay. Listen. Teagan. Stay there at the library. I’ll be around shortly.”
“Okay… Jaxon?”
“Hmm?”
