Chapter 4 —- That was close Avery's POV The world crashed down around me in a single, heart-stopping second. Mom. Panic, pure and paralyzing, locked my muscles into a hard, rigid knot. Robert reacted with the lethal, split-second speed of a predator. He ripped himself out of my soaking wet heat with a heavy, wet, friction-filled slide that made me gasp at the sudden emptiness. In one fluid, terrifyingly calm motion, he hoisted his gray sweatpants back up over his thick hips, his breathing instantly smoothing out as he stepped away from the couch. Before I could even drag my shaking legs off the armrest, he was already striding out of the living room and into the foyer, his voice dropping seamlessly into its usual, easy stepdad tone to intercept my mother. "Elena! You're back early," I heard him call out, his massive frame completely blocking her view of the hallway. "Let me grab those heavy bags for you, sweetheart. Come on, let's get you upstairs. You must be absolutely exhaust
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