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women. They have no
purpose or soul. ”
    “ You ended
up there, ” Landon said. “ Do you have a purpose or a soul? ”
    “ Not
anymore, ” Avery said. She
closed her eyes and tears streamed down her face.
    “ Christ, ” Landon said. “ How bad did he rape you? ”
    “ It was
bad enough, ” Avery said.
    “ Forced
his cock in your mouth too, huh? ”
    “ How ’ d you guess? ”
    Landon touched Avery ’ s
shoulder and she jumped. He slowly spread his fingers. He was so damn strong
yet he was trying to be gentle.
    “ I saw
it in your eyes, ” Landon
said. “ Saw the tears you
were fighting. ”
    “ Yet you
finished. ”
    “ I ’ m a man. I ’ m also who I am, I don ’ t fucking change or stop when I
order something, sweetheart. Understand that right now. ”
    “ What
does it matter? ” Avery
asked. “ You ’ re going to kill me, aren ’ t you? ”
    Landon ’ s
hand slid around near Avery ’ s
chest. He pulled her to her back. She felt exposed, like her body, thoughts,
and memories had been ripped from her.
    “ Why the
fuck are you here? ” Landon
asked.
    “ It ’ s where I crashed, ” Avery said. “ Okay? ”
    “ What
the fuck does that mean? ”
    “ It
means something bad happened and I ’ m
here now. I ’ m sorry you had
to pay that old man off, okay? I have a little money with me and I ’ ll give you the six hundred
dollars. ”
    “ It ’ s not about money, sweetheart, ” Landon said. “ A beautiful woman is in my town
and it just doesn ’ t have a
good vibe to it. ”
    Beautiful?
    Avery looked at Landon. She couldn ’ t remember the last time someone told her she was
beautiful. But she knew better than to fall for cheap words from a bad boy.
Even if her mouth was still burning from the taste of his body.
    “ I told
you that you were going to tell me everything, ” Landon said. “ So tell me
everything. ”
    “ I stole
a bike and rode away, ” Avery said. “ Okay? ”
    “ What
happened though? ”
    “ He did
what he did one night and when he finished, I started to cry. I just lost all
control of myself. He told me to stop crying or else he ’ d hurt me. I couldn ’ t
stop. He then forced me to … do what I did to you … while
I cried … to keep my mouth
full and keep me quiet. Then I couldn ’ t
swallow what he wanted and he hit me. I had no choice …”
    Avery stopped. She took a deep breath. This was insane.
Landon had nothing to do with what had happened with Bry.
    “ Talk to
me, ” Landon growled.
    He reached down and ran his thumb along Avery ’ s chin.
    “ There
was a knife on the nightstand. I got the knife and held it to his balls. I was
able to get to my feet and then he attacked me again. He got the knife from my
hand and put it to my throat. He turned me around and forced me to bend over. I
couldn ’ t do it again. I
couldn ’ t let him force
himself … so I kicked and
hit him in the balls. He jumped back and I took the knife and stabbed him in
the leg. When he screamed and looked down at his leg, I ran at him and pushed
him into a wall. He hit his head and fell. I grabbed clothes and dressed myself
as I rushed from the room and their shitty little bar. I stole his motorcycle.
The rest of his club was after me and as I started to come into town here, I
thought someone was following me. I was so tired and hungry, I ended up
dropping the motorcycle in front of your lot. Then there was an explosion and
it scared me even more. I don ’ t
know how the hell I did it, but I got the motorcycle back up and took off. ”
    “ Jesus, ” Landon said. “ Then what? ”
    “ I sold
the motorcycle and wasn ’ t
sure what to do next. So I ’ ve
been hiding, and waiting until my leg is healed so I can leave again. ”
    “ You ’ re not leaving, ” Landon said. “ At all. Where the fuck is this
guy from? ”
    “ An hour
north. It ’ s a piece of shit
bar, Landon. It doesn ’ t
matter. ”
    “ It does
to me, ” Landon said.
    “ Thanks. ”
    Avery felt