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“You can’t do that!” Demi yelled.

“And who said I can’t? You?” he asked as he turned his attention toward her.

Warning. Warning.

“She didn’t mean it. She really doesn’t know what she’s talking about. You can do whatever you want to me, as long as you leave her alone. She’s an innocent person,” Raelynn quickly said in an attempt to get Edmund to focus on her.

Demi didn’t know how evil he could be. She didn’t realize that having his attention on her wasn’t good at all.

“You can just let her go. You don’t need her. You just want me,” Rae begged. “Come on. She isn’t even your type. She would just give in and not fight. You would get bored of her quickly.”

“Raelynn!” Demi raised her voice.

Shooting her a glare quickly, Raelynn turned back to Edmund. She needed to do whatever she could to get Demi out safely. Maybe then she would have a fighting chance of Daddy finding her. That was only if Demi was alive.

“Are you telling me what to do?” Edmund asked.

Raelynn shook her head. “No, Edmund. I would never dare to tell you what to do. It was merely a suggestion since I know what you like.”

Oh, she knew exactly what she liked, and it was her. No matter what she did, it always revolved around her. Raelynn had tried not fighting back for a week, and he decided that it was more fun to play with her when she didn’t make a fuss, so she tried defending herself. But no matter what, he had his attention on her and no one else.

Edmund stood up to his full height and nodded. “You do know what I like.”

“Just let her go alive,” Raelynn said.

“Fine,” he finally said. “I’ll let her go alive, but she won’t remember anything, so don’t expect her help you.”

“I never thought that way,” she whispered. “I know she wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

Demi knew the town better. Maybe she could figure out where they were and tell Daddy.

“Good,” he said and turned toward Demi.

“You can’t do this, Raelynn!” Demi yelled as she locked eyes with her. “What about you? Why are you doing this?”

“Because I’m right where I want to be.”

Lie.

Demi shook her head. “No, don’t say that. You don’t mean it. You were so happy with Butch, from what everyone said. You love him.”

Edmund faced Raelynn. “You love him?”

“No, I don’t,” she calmly said, not wanting to raise any suspicion. “When we were in high school, I did, but I don’t love him any longer. It’s always been you.”

“Right. I don’t know why I second-guessed you. You’ve been my little whore this whole time, and you love it. My personal punching bag.” He chuckled.

“Raelynn, don’t do this. They’ll find us. They’ll get us out of this. You just need to hold on a little longer,” Demi pleaded.

She shook her head slowly. “I’m right where I want to be.”

She needed to stop talking before Edmund changed his mind and kept her here for the rest of their lives.

“Rae—” but she couldn’t finish the sentence when Edmund raised a bat and hit her in the side of the head, knocking her out.

CHAPTER 28

RAELYNN