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waking nightmare. I relaxed my hands as all the fight left me. His words were sharp daggers to my very soul. His hands held me down but the capture of my body was nothing to the prison he had erected around my heart. He knew my family was my kryptonite, the one thing he could use to destroy me. Take away my family, and you took away the very thing I lived for.
    In one fierce painful thrust , he rammed into me. I squeezed my eyes tighter, a muffled cry died in my throat as he held his hand over my mouth. I frantically sucked in air through my nose. Tears streamed from the corners of my eyes into my hair as he pounded into me. Grunting like a large wild boar, he was sated after one more thrust. I pictured Ellie’s happy little face and held onto that image, knowing I never wanted anyone to take that away from her. I would protect my sisters from this kind of hell. I imagined her playing in the back garden with her dolls, laughing and chatting to herself as she played hide and seek with them.
    I slowly opened my eyes as cold air rushed in, Elliott clambered to his knees, nipping the sensitive flesh of my inner thigh against the floor . He discarded the used condom in the kitchen waste bin, brushed his clothes down and smoothed out the crinkles.
    “We are good together. Say it .” He pointed to me, as if I would dare disagree. How could he not see this wasn’t love? This was vile and the epitome of brutality.
    I remained silent and still. He didn’t move at first, and then his foot connected with the underside of my ribs. I cried out in pain. It was involuntary, but he saw it as rebellion. Anger flashed in his eyes as he stomped as hard as he could twice on my shoulder. I bit my fist to stop further cries.
    “Dirty whore, seems your knight is here , “ he hissed as he walked away, down the hall toward the back door. He was like a ghost, arriving and leaving unseen. Elliott, my perpetual shadow, disappeared as my sunshine arrived in the form of Dominic.
    A knock came at the door , followed by his muffled concerned voice. “Eve, are you alright?”
    No, I would never be alright.
    “I’m here ,” I squeaked through the tears.
    “Eve?” Bang, bang . “ Eve !” Dominic frantically knocked at the door shouting my name. He must have heard me. I really had no idea what to do. If I let him in, Elliott would be even angrier, but I needed to leave this place right now. I tugged at my trousers, pulling them back up. I reached up and twisted the key unlocking the door. I felt the door pushing behind me, moving me across the floor. I yelped in agony.
    “Eve, Jesus, what’s happened?  Are you hurt?” The door stilled , and Dominic’s concerned voice warmed me.
    “I’m behind the door. I...I...” Think! “I slipped,” I said weakly. I glanced down the hall to see if Elliott was there.
    “Can you move?”
    I tried to move, but the pain was too strong. I grabbed at the doorframe to help lever myself to a sitting position. Get up, get out. I closed my eyes, gritted my teeth, and pushed my feet into the floor, forcing my back up the wall. I grabbed behind me to help me rise up against the wall, my legs buckled and I slumped back down hitting the floor with force.
    “Arghhhh”
    “Eve! Shit, stop, don’t move...” He paused momentarily “Will I hurt you if I push at the door? I can do it slowly?”
    “Okay” I replied.
    The hardness of the door and gentle pressure against my back pushed me forward. Tears streamed down my face. I started to gasp for breath. Everything started to blur, and I felt dizzy. I felt sick, and the revulsion rose. A familiar haze enveloped me; I couldn’t stop my body from slumping further against the door. Pain and embarrassment took over.
    “Eve ?” a voice echoed. Two strong arms wrapped around me, one across my back the other under my knees. I was lifted into the air and felt myself floating. I rocked with the movement as I was carried. “Eve, oh God.” The whispered voice tried to