Chapter 9

WARNING: Threats of Rape and Violence

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Eva

My heart hammered in trepidation as I stared up at the man I never wanted to see again. My stomach turned and coiled inside me.

Anyone but him.

Geoffrey Wells.

A man who was once my friend, meeting him in Viktor's small circle of friends. He, along with Brienne were once my friends as his closest mates. He was the last son out of three children in the Wells Family company. He was the first to help me feel at ease when I was new, intimidated by their trio. Lighthearted, flamboyant and a jokester, he always made everyone around him laugh with his witty jokes and lighthearted nature. His other flaws didn't matter to me. I trusted him as a friend, the brother I never had.

Until he had assaulted me…or attempted to.

Why was he here? He shouldn't be here.

I looked back and met Brienne’s wide smile, like the cat that got the cream.

Horror filled me as I realized who the ‘Surprise guest’ was. I was stricken, but more than that was another deeper e