Chapter 9
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He sent people to escort Alison to his private hospital for a full examination II
The results came back quickly
The diagnosis? Long term intensal damage caused by repeated physical shain Basically, overuse D
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When Soren heard that his face tuned completely dark
“You did this to fake being a virgliv? No wonder you were so good at the first time, he spot, ayos burning. “Makes serina
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Aunt Hannah arved just in line to bear the end of it the gasped in tishioket, then turned her gaze on me like she’d just solved the mystery of Use century &
“It was her I know it was hed” she cried, jabbing her finger at se “Listen to me, horen. I’m telling you this has Fran willlen all owe
“Phe’s jealous,” Aunt Hannah hissed. “You chose Alison over her and now she’s trying to ruin it, the must’ve tampered with the resultat
Old witch still had her wits about her, I’ll give her that M.
Alison, desperate and in tears, clung to the story immediately
Alison’s eyes lit up at the lifeline. She started nodding and crying. “Yes! That’s it the’d always give me sedatives during my checkups and when I woke up, hd be note down Heigl She must’ve done something to mali
She clutched at Soren. Please, you have to believe me. I’ve never done with anyone but you. My body’s clean!”
“What did you do to my daughter? Aunt Hannah stricked, lunging at me with all the fire of a woman who’d just been scored. “I frented you like my own and this is how you repay me, you tmgrateful little sivakel“)
Id had enough of her stranatics. So I slapped her–cleast across the face
“If you’re gonna throw accusations, at least bring pasol, Aunty,” I said, my voice cool and step.
She stared at me in tage, one hand pressed to her cheek–but said nothing. She didn’t dare. She was scared I’d spill Alison’s secret about the virginity surgery
Taking the chance, Alison crawled to Soren and plead, “See that? That’s how she’s to me and my men, When she’s not happy, st resort
for a brief moment Soren’s expression softened into something like pity. Then he tumed that cold, judgmental store on ne
“i know you’re angry at me and maybe you want revenge,” le malid in a low, dangerous voice. “But why take it out on Alison? What did you do to her body? Aren’t your afraid Cll sue you for this?”
Haughed, dry and humorless. The my quest. But you and I both know you bar’t throw someone in jail without evidence. And you, foren, of all people, should know how the law works. So tell me–ilo you have any proof? Do any of you havn evidence?”
That made them all pause. Aunt Hannaly Alison even Somn looked upony.N
“No?” I answered to their silence, “Well, Ido“!!
I pulled out my phone and opened up Owen’s online shopping cart. Toys. All kinds of the K
Alison went pale. She knew exactly what was coming
“That’s Owen’s account Aunt Hannah snapped, leaning over to peek. “Why are you slowing us your ex’n purchases? What do we care about what you two did in your relationship? That’s got nothing to do with Alton
“Oh, it does,” I said with a sly smile. “You see, these toys, Owen used them with Alison. And they’m exactly what camed her injuries.”
“Liar” Alison screamed, panicked E
Soren’s face darkened His expression was unreadable, but his eyes were locked on mo like they ween shilling for truth t
“This still doesn’t prove Alison ever slept with another man,” he said, his voice low and dangerous “Unless you’ve got something solid, fi have my lawyer slap you with a defamation suit so hand you’ll not heldud barn“)
“Easy now, Mi Armitage,” I said, raising a finger: “Thave more
11apped into the cloud storage I’d found by accident–something Alison had clearly forgotten existed. I pulled up the files. Photos Videos All in HD Every frame of Alison and Owen together, doing exactly what you’d expect with those boys
them that if Soren wanted the truth, I wasn’t about to let him down X
His expression crumbled It was like watching a dam break 2
Then came the slap techoed in the room. Alison crashed to the Boor, shaking “You whore” Soren spat. “You’ve been lying to me this whole damn time”
