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Chapter 39
Bradley wasn’t finished with Elayna until dawn. She had just fallen asleep when Rosa walked into Bradley’s bedroom with a silver breakfast tray. She placed it on Bradley’s empty side of the bed. Then went to the task of opening the curtains. The bright sunlight invaded the space, and Elayna awoke to the light.
For a split second she forgot where she was, then her mind adjusted and she knew she was back in hell. She was home.
“Good morning, Mrs. King. Breakfast.” Rosa said as she sat the tray down in front of her.
“Thank you.” She said as she sat up and carefully slid the tray in her direction as Rosa quickly left the room.
She took the top off of her plate. It was full of fresh fruit and a couple of strips of bacon. She was reminded of Nick waking her up every
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