POV: Scarlett and Damian---The car ride back to Brooklyn was silent.I sat in the back seat, Ivy's arm wrapped around me, her body pressed against mine like she was trying to shield me from the world. Eleanor sat in the front passenger seat, her hands clasped in her lap, her eyes fixed on the road ahead. Gabriel drove with his jaw tight and his knuckles white on the steering wheel, his gaze constantly flicking to the rearview mirror.No one spoke.I didn't know what to say. I was still shaking, still feeling Adrian's hands on me, still hearing his voice in my ear.It was fucking mind-blowing, Scarlett.I've been so patient.Just be good for me.I closed my eyes and tried to breathe. Tried to push the memories away. But they clung to me like cobwebs, sticky and suffocating."Scar." Ivy's voice was soft, careful. "Scar, look at me."I opened my eyes."You're safe," she said. "He can't hurt you. You're safe."I nodded, but I didn't believe her. I didn't think I'd ever feel safe again.
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