“I want you to listen to me.” Tyler got on the floor and knelt in front of Libby. He grabbed her hands in his and kissed them. “First of all, you never ever have to worry about me raising a hand to you. That will never happen. I will take a sledge hammer to my motorcycle before I raise a hand to you. Second, you do not need to worry about him ever hurting you again. I will not allow it. You are safe with me. Do not let him get to you. I know that it is easier said than done. But you can’t let him see that he bothers you. That is what he gets off on. He likes to think that he still has some kind of power over you and a hold on you.”
“I know. I thought that I was doing really good. I put that whole ordeal behind me but when I saw him again, I just freaked out.”
“You are better than that pi
