Chapter 10: His Drug
I found my way back to Alex’s apartment in the middle of the night. Alex welcomed me at the front door and drew me into his arms. He took stock of my damage and held me, stroking the back of my head and whispering into my ear, “Don’t cry. It’s going to be alright. I will help you. I promise.”
Alex said I didn’t have to worry about rent for however long I needed. He said it would give me time to get back on my feet and become a survivor: I didn’t object.
He’d changed his life in the however-long-time I’d been Dane’s prisoner. He was working at a modeling agency, showing off his ass in sexy underwear. He had new furniture. He also had a boyfriend, who lived with him: TJ Mezinine.
I settled in.
I would be healthy and alive again.
Time is what I needed.
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