MY ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND

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ords, even my bank details. He had isolated me so well that I had no one left except

I had

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ought away. No.

uldn't go back to that apartment. I woul

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d lightly. "What a

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drumbeat in my ears. I could barely think. Emily was w

cked with a

his knuckles white aga

ting strange la

h. "I don't kno

e said slowly, "you've been distracted. Distant.

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grateful to see anyo

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t, grabbing my wris

ot going

for the first time, I saw the truth-Liam

mmed shut. She was o

as my

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g just enough. I seized the moment, u

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the car, but Liam recovered quickly. His fi

She grabbed my hand

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shut, Emily floored the gas. Liam's furious face blur

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time, I'd