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The drive back into the city had a calming effect, and Devon found her eyes drooping. It had been a long couple of days, and with her head injury, she was just so tired.
“Hey,” Bre
She peeled open her eyes and saw that they were parked somewhere. She rubbed her eyes, and immediately, she regretted it as pain shot through one side.
“Where are we?” she asked with a yawn.
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“Yeah. I’m not going inside though,” she said, looking around. She could see they were parked in the alley behind the restaurant.
“I didn’t expect you to. Want me to grab yours while I’m in there?” he asked.
“I got mine last week. I don’t know how you could even forget.”
“Distracted by a beautiful woman, I guess,” he said with a smile. He leaned forward and planted a kiss on her lips. “I’ll only be a minute.”
“Alright. See you soon,” she said sleepily.
Devon closed her eyes and leaned her head against the window. She could fall asleep again. When they got back to Bre
She felt herself drifting away when the handle of the car door clicked. Her reaction time was off, and when the door swung open, she tumbled sideways out of the car. She landed heavily on her hip as her hand struck the pavement.
“Ugh,” she grumbled. She wiped gravel off her clothes and picked it out of her hand. A sharp piece had embedded itself into her palm, and blood pooled at the point of injury. “Great. Add that to the list.”
She turned her head to look up at what had been the cause of her fall, and her vision blurred. She scrambled backward, but he was on top of her before she moved two feet.
“Did you think I would just let you leave?” Reid grabbed her arm and hauled her to her feet.
He looked terrible. His clothes were a mess. His usually perfectly manicured hair was tousled. His eyes were bloodshot, like he hadn’t slept all night. Still, it was nothing compared to how she looked.
“Reid, stop! Leave me alone,” she said, trying to pull away from him.
He ignored her and started dragging her down the alleyway. Her balance was shot, and she kept tripping over her feet and falling.
“Stop! Reid, fucking stop!”
“You’re mine, Devon. And I said I would have what is mine,” he said. “I always keep my promises.”
She knew Bre
Turning around, Reid covered her mouth with his hand and shoved her back against the wall to hold her in place. “Shut up!” he yelled into her face.
Her eyes went wide at the ferocity in his gaze. He had gone crazy, completely crazy. Whatever shred of humanity he’d had left in him had evaporated.
“If you make another sound, I’ll knock you out and carry you back to the car.”
Devon didn’t put it past him. Her heart was beating so hard that she thought it might jump out of her chest. She couldn’t stop staring into his eyes and wondering where the man she had once loved was. Where was her greatness? Had he never actually existed and she had only clung on to hope like a child?
“I’m going to release you, and you’re not going to make a sound or try to get away. Right?” he asked threateningly.
Devon nodded slightly. She was lying. She would fight him tooth and nail to get away.
He slowly dropped his hand, and she kept her mouth clamped shut. She wanted to take him by surprise. She heard footsteps crunch on the gravel, and Reid’s head whipped to the side. Devon used the distraction to her advantage, and for the second time in two days, she brought her knee up into his groin. She hoped he would never be able to reproduce after this.
Reid dropped over, holding himself. She turned to run, but his other hand shot out, catching her in the chest and slamming her into the wall again. The air quickly left her lungs as he knocked the wind out of her, and she cried out. She heard footsteps ru
“Hey, get away from her!” Bre
Reid stood and faced Bre
“I beg to differ.”
“Just get the fuck out of here!” Reid cried.
“I’m not leaving her,” Bre
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“I’m not going anywhere. Don’t worry,” Bre
“Don’t you talk to her,” Reid growled. “Don’t even look at my girl.”
Bre
“You’re fucking stupid if you think I’m ever letting her near you,” Reid said. “She’s fine. She doesn’t need to go to a hospital.”
Devon slowly straightened, feeling air fill her lungs again. She closed her eyes and opened them again, adjusting to the light. She leaned back heavily against the wall for balance. “Reid, stop it,” she said breathily. “Leave him alone.”
“You can stay out of it, too,” Reid said, not even looking at her.
Bre
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Reid asked.
“I’m just going to check on her,” Bre
“Don’t come any closer!” Reid yelled. “We’re getting out of here.”
Reid turned as if he was going to walk away from the scene, and then he countered and swung at Bre
Reid cried out in shock and rushed Bre
“Not as easy to take on someone your own size, is it?” Bre
Reid glared at him with murder in his eyes. He was bigger than Bre
Reid scrambled to his feet and charged Bre
“You broke my fucking nose!” Reid screamed at Bre
Devon rushed past Bre