I'd driven on auto pilot, him directing me where to go. The motel turned out not far from where we had gotten into the car. About fifteen minutes away. The ride had been deathly silent. But every time I had dared to look up in the mirror he had been staring at me. His eyes never wavered. He just stared. It was unnerving, also it flashed me back to things I'd long ago pushed to the part of my brain that helped me forget. I kept a mantra in my head , Dominic's men he hired would be following me. Gator had promised. They would keep me physically safe. He had grimaced at the next part , his face twisting in disgust that he even had to say it.
" We won't let harm come to you , but we also can't rush in for just anything. If he forces himself on you , we need you to try and stop that. We need
