Chapter 51: The secret is out

I immediately sat up as Steve tried to calm me down, I was breathing heavy and I could feel tears coming from my eyes.

“I’m sorry babe, I had a dream about him, he had me again. I heard his voice.”

He played in my hair and brought me in for a hug, “It’s okay beautiful I’m here now and I’ll take care of you, he won’t find you here and I won’t let him get you. I’m not going anywhere anymore.”

I took a deep breath, “What if he calls the cops on me like he said he would? What if he tries to put me in jail next?”

“I think he already messed that up for himself, do you think they would believe him after everything he’s done to us?”

I shook my head, “But it’s the truth.”

Flashback

The night Darren holds over my head, we just made love on the beach for the first time. He had to go do something for work as we got to a clearing near the river. We both walked in and saw several guys standing around, he told me to stay back while he did his deal.

A man with blond hair and blue eyes came t