They abandoned me 480 kilometers away as a joke.

forced him to acknowledge that I was safer without him.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I know I don’t deserve forgiveness.”

“You left laughing.”

“I know.”

Grant came over, stood next to me, and took my hand.

Kyle looked at us.

“You seem happy.”

“Soy.”

He nodded.

“There’s more. Brad and Chase are facing charges. They trapped another woman inside an office building overnight and filmed her panic. The prosecutor wants to prove a pattern. They may ask her to testify.”

He handed me a business card.

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