Page 109 of Savage Vicious Heir: Part Two

“Elliot,” I rush out. “Is he here?”

“He’s… Yeah, come in.”

I follow him inside, unsurprised to find Reese, Theo, and the girls all hanging out.

“Abs?” Tally jumps up and comes over. “What’s going on?”

“Elliot, I need?—”

“What happened?” he appears and stalks towards me, his eyes flaring with intensity.

“Your… Your father…”

“What did he do?”

“I… He came to my dorm. He… He threatened me.”

Somebody mutters, “Shit,” under their breath. But I don’t break eye contact with Elliot.

I can’t.

I already know my decision.

“Tell me exactly what he said.”

“He said that if I don’t break things off and stay away from you, he’ll make sure everyone finds out about my… issues.”

“Issues? What do you—” His entire face blanches, the blood draining away.

I nod, confirming what he’s already figured out. “He knows, Elliot. He knows things about me. I don’t know how but he sounded pretty confident about it.”

His eyes shutter and I’m not at all surprised when he opens them again and I find that cold indifferent mask pulled right over his expression.

“I’ll fix it. I’ll go over there right now and?—”

“No,” I say.

“No? But he threatened you, Abi. He?—”

“I don’t care, Elliot.” I step forward, taking his hand in mine. “I’m not going to walk away from this, from you.”

“You don’t know what you’re saying.” He tries to pull away, a rare glimpse of panic in his eyes. But I hold firm, silently pleading with him to meet me halfway.

All this time Elliot has been so caught up in wanting to protect me, to avoid this very situation, I didn’t consider how losing me would impact him.

“I do,” I offer him a small smile. “I know exactly what I’m saying. I choose you, Elliot. I don’t care what your father does, I don’t care what rumours he spreads, or stories he tells about me. I love you.

“I love you, and I’m not going anywhere.”

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ELLIOT

Isit on the sofa surrounded by my boys but I’m not paying them any attention. Instead, my focus is solely on Abigail who is in the kitchen with the girls.

My anger bubbles away inside me like a volcano that’s about to erupt.

He knows.

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