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Elaine

“Now listen to me, and listen real good, Elaine Matthews,” he leaned in, his voice dropping dangerously low. “The minute you brought him into my life, he ceased to become just YOUR son. You've had him to yourself since the day he way born while you constantly lie to me about him so you'll have no say in how I bring him up. Do you fucking understand?”

I sat back, trying not to be intimidated by his fierce determination. For the first time in forever, someone was dragging my son with me. “Well, since you've decided to be unreasonable, you leave me no choice but to run away with him all over again. This time you won't ever see in your life.”

He narrowed his eyes, amusement brimming in their depths. “You don't have the means, and there's no place you could run to right now that I wouldn't fish you out. As long as you're my son's guardian, I've got heavy eyes on you. I'm not joking.”

I bit my bottom lip, clenching my fist in anger. I hated this fight of dominance over something that