CHAPTER TWO
TATUM
Once I enter my apartment and deadbolt the door, my body finally relaxes. I feel like I can breathe once again.
The moment I saw Justin, my heart dropped into my stomach, and I nearly vomited. I made a plan to leave him a couple of months ago, and though I've feared him finding me, I never anticipated how I'd react when I saw him again.
Thankfully, Easton was working with me. He's a godsend, even if I don't deserve his kindness. He's already done so much for me, starting with the day I came in and applied for a job—one he hired me for immediately, but I’d also needed a place to stay.
After driving from Nebraska to Florida, staying in cheap motels, and only eating once a day, I didn't have much money leftover. Thankfully, he made a deal with me to take the rent out of
