Chapter 14 Unlikely Ally

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• The bruises on my wrist had turned a deep purple by the next morning. I covered them with long sleeves and tried to act normal, but everything felt different now. Every time Liam spoke to me, I flinched. Every time he moved too quickly, my heart raced.
• I was sitting in the living room, watching Elena conduct another one of Eli's "educational sessions," when Marcus appeared in the doorway. Liam's head of security was a tall, quiet man who seemed to blend into the background most of the time. I'd barely spoken to him since moving in.