“Erm,” she faltered, her eyes now fixed firmly on his boots. “Yes.”“The ex who cheated on you?”She nodded, still refusing to meet his glower.“The ex that you moved states to get away from?” He paused, studying her downturned face, recalling her words of just two minutes earlier. “The twisted, disgusting man who did things to you that you can’t stand to think about?”“Silver, please…”“So this isn’t the first time that he’s left you bruised and beaten, is it? He was probably cheating on you but this is why you really left him, because he used to do this all the time. Because he did worse.”Jo shut her eyes to stop herself from facing the truth, then opened them again when she felt his fingers on her face, so gentle it almost made her want to cry.“I’m right, aren’t I?” Silver asked her, his voice was quiet, so quiet that it was barely above a breath. “You left because he hurt you.”“I – yes. You’re right. Kind of. Partly.” Jo bit her lip, winced a bit as she registered the pain ther
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