Chapter 46
IVY
“ P lease stop, Brooks. You’re hurting me!” I plead as we reach a blacked-out car parked in a small clearing in the woods.
“I wouldn’t have to hurt you if you’d just behave. You shouldn’t have left me. I told you what would happen, didn’t I? I gave you far too much freedom, but that’s okay, I learned my lesson. I’ll chain you to my fucking bed if it means you never have the chance to leave me again. I fucking warned you!”“Oh, god,” I can’t help but say. What life was I on the path of living had I not left him? We reach the car and he tucks the gun into his pants before pulling open the passenger-side door for me to get in. I know this is it, my last chance, I can’t get into this car.
I make one more attempt at begging him to leave without me. “Brooks. Please let me go. Please don’t make me do this. I don’t love you. You need to fucking let me go!” He moves quickly, grabbing my throat with his hands and squeezing. My eyes widen as I claw at his wrists with my nails. I throw my knee up as hard as I can and catch him in the top of the thigh. “You think I’m stupid enough to not be prepared for that again?” His hold on my throat tightens and my sight starts to darken as I gasp for air. I don’t want to leave this world yet. I haven’t started to live. I just got Sawyer back. I want a life with him. I want babies. I want to be a successful chef. There’s still so much to do.
How can this be the end?