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“Thank you.”

I looked to Damon. “What do you think?”

He took his time with an answer. “I like it. I think it’s a great venue for us to use.”

Bethany came back to join us. “We have that whole day and evening free.”

“Perfect.”

“Would you like to see the bridal suite and the groom’s suite?” Bethany asked.

“Yes, please.”

The venue was perfect and it had absolutely everything we needed to make our day special.

“Should we go ahead and book it?” Damon asked as we finished being shown around.

I smiled. “Absolutely. I think this is the place.”

“I think so, too. And it’s really whatever you want.”

“Let’s book it,” I told Bethany.

“Okay. Let me get some information from you both and we will get you booked.”

My next goal was to hire the wedding planner to do the flowers, decorations, and anything else that needed done that I couldn’t think of with my pregnancy brain.

We arrived home and Rose rushed over to greet us. She was slowly coming out of her shell. “Momma. Daddy.”

I bent down to her level. “Did you miss us?”

“I did. Where did you go?”

“We had to go look at some places to see where we wanted to get married.”

“I made a pot roast, vegetables, and potatoes for dinner,” Susie said as we sat at the dinner table.

My phone vibrated, alerting me I had a text message. My heart pounded but I waited to look at the message. I was too scared to do it at the table with Damon right there.

“Thanks for looking at the venues with me,” I told him in between bites. “I’m glad you made time.”

“Whatever you need, you know I’m there. Have you thought about dress shopping?”

“I have, and I might go tomorrow. Just depends on my energy.”

“Well, you have been doing a lot lately.”

“I know. I just like to get things done. There is still a lot to do.”

After dinner, I excused myself to the restroom with my phone in hand. I couldn’t think about anything else until I read the message.

There was a video. It showed Damon and I entering my father’s house, the sound of gun fire, and it showed us coming back out.

The message read:Now do you believe me?

My heart stopped.

Who the hell is this?I was furious. Obviously, they didn’t live in the hell I did.

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