~CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE~ AMELIA I sob again, the sound ugly and guttural. Hardin pulls me closer instantly, his big hand rubbing slow circles on my back. His touch is careful, like I might shatter. “I ran out,” I continue, gasping. “But he called me back in, calm as anything, like I’d just seen him eating cereal. ‘Pretend you saw nothing,’ he said. From then on… it got worse. He’d get Mom really drunk, until she was almost unconscious on the couch. He’d put on porn right there in the living room and… touch me while she was right beside us. I’d scream for her, beg her to wake up, but she was so wasted she couldn’t even hear me. I was scared to tell her. He said he’d kill her if I did. I believed him.” My breathing turns shallow, chest tight like a vice. I hold onto my chest as if I can keep my heart from exploding. Hardin’s eyes are clouded with pain, but his face stays strong, jaw set. He brushes damp strands of hair from my forehead. “Hey… it’s okay. Let
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