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bastard that has touched me or hurt me.” For the first time

since we rescued her, I see a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

She’s no longer just a victim, she’s a survivor.

“Emma, I promise to make you the baddest bitch there ever

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was!” I say. “I’ll call the clean up crew and get this

cleaned up!”

Thank you,” Emma says, wiping away her tears. “But I

want to do it myself. I want to get my hands dirty.” She

looks at me

with determination. And she's going to get her

revenge.

“Marco, can I talk to you for a second!”Vince asks. I walk

over to him “ what’s up, brother?”

Vince seems confused,”How the hell did she take on three

men by herself? I know you two have been training but

damn!” I laugh and shake my head. “It was only a matter of

seconds too. I looked in and saw her then I heard a scream

then I kicked the door in but the guys were down. I think

she was in flight or fight mode. Brother, if I was you. I

wouldn’t mess with her.” I smack him on his back. “Yeah, I

can see that now. Alright, I’ll let her do her thing.” Vince

looks back at Emma, who is now putting her hands on her

hips and telling Leo to give her a bigger knife.

It’s clear that she doesn’t want anyone’s help. She wants

to do this on her own and I admire her for that. “Well, let’s

get these guys cleaned up and get out of here. We can

continue the training back at the compound.” I say,

breaking the silence. Everyone nods in agreement and starts

to get to work. As I watch Emma practice her knife skills, I

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