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Brandon’s the type to take a ive him an inch When I believed his lies—ave hi blanche to do what he wanted, when he wanted, to whomever he wanted

And the bastard ran with it

So, of course there areCourse

For ato put a face to them A name But that only makes it worse Because I’ve held Chloe when she cried, I’ve seen how devastated she is Knowing there are other wo that ave Brandon the opportunity to do that…It e What happened to them is as much my fault as his

And now the son of a bitch wants to run for Congress? Wants me to use my influence to help him win a ter for the Senate? And then, when he’s a little older, a little olden ring? For the presidency?

Overbody

Not when the woman I love bears the e that happened after Not when other women have suffered the same fate And not when it’s obvious that Brandon still doesn’t give a fuck what he did or who he hurt

No Fucking Way

“Telland guilt is pressing on my chest like a cement block

“There are seven other women who have leveled accusations of rape at your brother Three of the seven accusations came before Ms Girard’s, and like hers, are sealed since your brother was underage at the ti”

“What about the others?”

“They’re froe—all disned on both sides”

“Because irls” Was it any wonder they’d been tapped out of disposable income by the time Chloe came around and neededhis way through the entire feirl at a time

The rage churns in my stomach Makes me nauseous Makes me burn

“He’s been accused of rape eight tiations have stuck?”

“Technically, it’s only been seven In the last one, there was no rape complaint made—”

“Then how do you know about it?” I interrupt Not that I doubt hipicture, want every one of htest row I can put the to do with the information

How I’elected to the House of Representatives, when he’s got good looks, slick charm and a hell of a lot of old-money donors on his side

“I followed the est payout yet Almost three million dollars But unlike the others, her medical bills took a pretty decent-sized chunk of that”

“So he graduated from rape to rape and assault”