thin, hard to breathe. Inside, the crude laughter of several men erupted, a soun

ick with smugness. "Gotta get that good content for the

ole 'damsel in distress' thing last week? Fucki

licks, for content. Every worried night, every comforting word, every o

st private energy companies in Texas. I had walked away from that life, from the corporate backstabbing and ar

ressure in my chest. But beneath it, something

my fingers moving with a precision that felt foreign. I didn't call the police. Not yet. I scrolled th

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re in my veins. "Dad," I said, my own voice now devoid of all emotion. "Abou

of stunned silenc

said. "Let's