I launch a relieved breath. I don’t need to go away Eliza by herself, but when I don’t go to work then we will’t afford to dwell right here or eat. I squeeze Eliza’s fingers earlier than leaning over and hugging her near my physique. “We are able to make this work, Eliza, you don’t ever have to return to him.” I really feel her tremble in my arms. “Please, don’t do something at the moment. Let’s get by the day and we will see what’ll occur.”

My world has been slowly imploding for some time now. I believed it was laborious when Mother and Dad died, however that is one thing else. Twenty-one-year olds are presupposed to have the world at their ft. I really feel like every thing is closing in and suffocating me.

“I promise I gained’t go wherever at the moment.”

I pull again and provides my sister a small kiss on the cheek. Standing, I head into the toilet to prepare for work.

As I stroll towards the café, I see Dominic, Marco and Frank all exterior. Dominic is leaning in opposition to the automotive, Marco and Frank are each a couple of ft away, their fingers of their pockets as they preserve guard.

Marco sees me first and says one thing making Dominic flip towards me. The person is critical eye sweet, however I’m in no temper to see him at the moment. He pushes off the automotive and begins to go over to me.

“What would you like, Dominic?” He reaches for my hand and locations a fob in it. “What’s this?”

He glances over his shoulder to the opposite facet of the road. “That’s for you.”

I observe his line of sight, and see a shiny new Mercedes parked on the curb. “What’s?”

“The automotive.”

I raise the fob and see the Mercedes image. “Is that this some sort of joke?”

“I’ve stated earlier than that I don’t like the way in which my brother handled your sister, however neither of you must endure due to what he did. I don’t such as you catching the bus to and from work, nor do I such as you travelling by bus to your boss’s home to scrub it.”

“You realize about that?”

“I do know every thing.”

I have a look at the fob, then the automotive. “I can’t settle for this, Dominic.” I lengthen my hand for him to take the fob. “Moreover, I don’t need your charity. I simply need your brother to go away my sister alone.”

Dominic glances towards Marco, an voiceless query passing between them. “Has he contacted you?”

“No, he hasn’t. However Eliza advised me this morning that she’s going to return to him.”

“Why?”

I throw my arms up in frustration. “I don’t know, she’s holding some huge secret and refuses to inform me what it’s. He’s bought one thing on her, and she or he’s not telling me. Each time I ask her, she shuts down and refuses to inform me. I don’t even know if this secret has something to do with me.” If solely she’d open up. “Look.” I look towards the café and level. “I’ve bought work to do. However right here.” I maintain the fob out to him. “I’m not taking this.”

Dominic steps into me, clutches his fingers onto my nape and squeezes. He lowers his face till our mouths meet. Claiming me, he pushes his tongue between my lips and deepens the kiss. When he pulls again, he kisses my brow. “You’re taking the automotive so I do know you’re secure. There’s no negotiation.”

“You’ll be able to’t do that.” I attempt to shove the fob again into his hand, however he doesn’t take it.

“I can do regardless of the fuck I would like with you, Rosa.” He winks at me earlier than turning to go away.

My inside darkness falls to her knees in anticipation of his poisonous possession. “This isn’t wholesome,” I say to myself as I head into work. Dominic waits till I’m inside earlier than he will get within the automotive and so they go away.

As soon as within the café, I stroll out the again to seek out Evelyn. She’s sitting at her desk within the workplace engaged on the laptop computer. “Hello,” I say and look forward to her to raise her head.

“Rose, how are you?”

“Um.” I crinkle my brows as I take into consideration her query. “Good, I feel.”

She smiles as she sits again in her chair. “You’re unsure when you’re good?”

I have a look at the fob nonetheless wrapped in my fist then again at Evelyn. “Thanks for permitting me to scrub your own home yesterday. Did I do an okay job?”

“It was nice, I’m proud of it.”

I smile proudly. “I do know I’m not an expert, and the girl you could have most likely does a significantly better job, I simply needed to inform you how a lot I admire you for this,” my rattling voice shakes.

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