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Chapter 391
Her hands were still clutching his jacket around herself, were still holding it like a shield, like protection against everything that had just happened and might still happen."Let's leave together," Raymond continued, his voice still carrying that quiet gentleness. "Let's get you to the car. Let's get you somewhere safe. Somewhere away from—" he didn't look at David, didn't give him the acknowledgment of eye contact, "—away from this."But there was something else in his voice now.Something underneath the gentleness.Something that suggested what he wasn't saying: *If you don't come now, if you stay here, I'm going to do something that you shouldn't witness, that you don't need to see, that will be easier for both of us if you're not present for.*"It's not going to be funny," Raymond added, and the words were still directed at Megan but were clearly meant for David as well, were clearly a warning that was being issued, a line that was being drawn. "What happens next—it won't be fu
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David looked at Raymond with an expression that was cycling rapidly through emotions—shock at the interruption, calculation about how to handle this, and then, settling finally on something that looked like contempt mixed with defiance.The kind of expression that young men sometimes wear when confronting older men they don't respect, when facing authority they don't recognize, when dealing with obstacles they believe they can simply bulldoze through with enough aggression and entitlement."So this is the bastard," David said, and his voice came out with derision, with mockery, with the particular scorn of someone who believes they've identified a rival and found them wanting. "This is the old man you rejected me for? This is what you chose?"He gestured at Raymond with one hand—a dismissive wave that encompassed Raymond's entire person, that attempted to reduce him to something contemptible, something unworthy of respect or consideration."You rejected me," David continued, and his v
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She could taste blood in her mouth—had bitten her tongue or her cheek during one of the impacts, blood mixing with saliva, creating that distinct metallic taste that was unmistakable, that was always accompanied by the knowledge that something had been damaged, something had been torn.David grabbed the front of her shirt—the nice blouse she had worn, the one she had picked out carefully, the one that was now rumpled and stretched from the violence.And pulled.Not trying to move her—trying to tear the fabric.The sound of ripping cloth was loud in the foyer—loud and somehow more disturbing than the sounds of impact had been, more visceral, more carrying of implication about what was happening, about where this was going.The shirt tore—not completely, the fabric was too well-made for that, but enough. Enough to expose skin, to expose vulnerability, to make absolutely clear what David's intentions were, where this situation was heading.Megan tried to fight—tried to push his hands awa
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The vase connected with David's head with a sound that was simultaneously sickening and satisfying—a dull, heavy thud that carried within it the weight of ceramic against skull, the impact of desperation meeting flesh and bone.Not a clean hit.Megan's hands had been shaking too much for precision, her angle had been wrong, her strength compromised by fear and adrenaline and the awkward position she was in.But it was enough.Enough to make David's eyes go wide with shock, with the sudden understanding that she had actually done it, had actually struck him, had escalated from resistance to violence.Enough to make his grip on her wrist loosen—just for a moment, just a reflexive response as his body processed unexpected pain, as his brain tried to assess damage, as his attention shifted from controlling her to protecting himself.Enough to throw him off balance.He stumbled sideways—not falling, not collapsing, but losing his stable stance, losing his center of gravity, his feet moving
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"I came here to tell you something," David said, his voice dropping to almost a whisper. "To make you understand something. About me. About us. About what you're throwing away by choosing him over me."His fingers traced down her cheek, along her jawline.Megan was frozen.Not from compliance—from the paralysis that sometimes happens in moments of extreme stress, when the body can't decide between fight and flight and instead just stops, just goes rigid, just waits to see what happens next."You think he's better than me," David continued, his voice still that quiet, intense whisper. "You think he has more to offer. More money, more sophistication, more—whatever it is you're looking for. But you're wrong. You're choosing wrong. And I'm here to help you understand that."His other hand moved to her waist.And that—that movement, that escalation—broke through Megan's paralysis.Her knee came up.Fast.Instinctive.The self-defense move that every woman learns at some point, that every w
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There had been a pause on the other end of the line.Then Raymond's voice, amused, teasing in a gentle way: "Well, if you want to stay forever, you should probably talk to your mom first. Get her permission. Then we can discuss it."The teasing had made her laugh—genuine laughter, the kind that comes from affection rather than nervousness."Why not?" she had said, playing along. "Why wouldn't she give me permission? I'm an adult. I can make my own decisions. I'll talk to her, she'll understand, and then—" she had gestured even though he couldn't see her, "—then I'll just move in. Problem solved.""I'll be there in less than five minutes," Raymond had said, and she could hear traffic in the background, could hear that he was driving, was already on his way. "Wait for me there. We can talk about your permanent residency application when I arrive."The call had ended.She had stood there for a moment longer, phone still in hand, smile still on her face.If only she knew, she thought.If
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