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on the up and up and during my free time, I did charity work. So what the fuck could he have that would make Elena leave me. Panic began to make its way into my brain. I needed to talk to Elena. My heart was pounding with fear that she'd leave.
    "Hi, Dex. You're calling early. You said you'd call me at noon. What did you think I'd do... a runner?" she asked playfully.
    I swallowed hard because, even though she was teasing, that's what I feared. Tonight, no matter what the report said I was fucking my kid into her. Not that I hadn't all day yesterday, but the need to breed was essential to keeping her.
    “No, I just missed you. What? You don’t miss me?”
    “Of course, I do, but I know you have a lot of work to do and I can’t be greedy.”
    “I want to go grab some more things from my place after I walk Bruno right now.”
    “Can’t it wait until I get back?”
    “Unless you want him to shit and piss everywhere, I doubt it.”
    “No, not the dog, going to your apartment.”
    “I guess, but it’s not a big issue. I’ll just walk Bruno and come right back. Okay?”
    “Fine, but tell Bill or whoever is working at the desk and let them know where you’re going.” She huffed over the phone. “Babe, I just want you to be safe.”
    “Okay. I’ve got to go. Bruno is circling the door.”
    “I’ll call you later.” After the call, I didn’t feel any more secure in her esteem than before I left. Damn, I let my fear get the better of me and now, she seemed irritated with me.
     
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    I tried to work for the next three hours, hoping my uncle was bluffing or testing my love for her. He wasn't. A messenger dropped off the sealed file.
    I opened and read the pages inside and it destroyed all I had known. Elena was going to leave me. I read the documents again. I thought about the night of the accident and a memory came back to me.
    "You're a nosy little shit. Why does it matter that I'm drinking?"
    "I just..." He knocked me upside my head. I felt the room spin for a moment.
    "Spit it out. Fuck. You're a nerdy disappointment." I remembered wanting to cry but I held back.
    "You need to learn to be a man. Sit your ass in that chair. You're going to grow some hair on that puny chest of yours."
    He handed me a glass with a clear liquid and told me to drink. I put it to my lips but the smell hit my nostrils and I shook my head, no, and put the glass down. That's when he really lost it. He smacked me several times in the head and didn't stop until I did what I was told.
    After I had drunk the disgusting liquid, he let me go to bed.
    I locked up the file, almost wanting to shred it instead, but there were questions I needed answers to from my uncle. First, though, I needed to see Elena.
    Rushing home, my bellman told me she took the dog for a walk. I turned back around and went to the park.
    I made it down the path and there she was with none other than Michael Cole.
    I marched toward them, anger etched on my face. Michael smiled up at me, but not in an antagonistic way. He told her I was coming and she turned around with the biggest smile. That was when I noticed she wasn't holding the leash; he was.
    "Dex, you're home early." I pulled her into my arms and kissed her possessively, letting Cole know I knew what he was up to.
    "I missed my woman,” I said holding her close to my side.
    "I thought I told you to stay away from him?" I whispered in her ear gruffly. I wanted to punch him in the face, ruining his manipulative smile.
    She pressed her hand to my chest and looked into my eyes. “Michael saved Bruno. He broke free from his leash and I couldn't catch him." She blushed in embarrassment. Her damaged leg hadn't been taken care of properly after the accident. Damn, the accident. Just thinking about it made me feel murderous. Everything was different now that I knew the truth, but I didn’t want it to be. She had every right to leave me.
    "Well, thanks, Michael. Let's go, Elena." I took the dog's leash in one hand and