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."Justine sprang across the room towards Dylan like a wildanimal.Her hands clenched into fists so tightly herfingernails cut into her palms, leaving blood spatters acrossthe floor."You! You're just like your father! I won't be222 Sui Lynn Dark Chocolate and Raspberriesbetrayed by another man, ever.You're my baby! Mine!""It doesn't matter.I won't tell you, and no one inthis house knows, including father.I just wanted you toknow that from now on, no matter what you make me sing,no matter what you do to me, my heart will never belong toyou." Dylan's smile twisted from the pain in his heart, helaughed at his mother's rage, feeling his own sanity slipslightly.Looking at her, he realized this truly had nopurpose.He was taunting an insane woman and the onlypurpose would be in making her angry enough to strike andhurt him.But the physical pain would be preferable to theagony of knowing his future entailed taking care of her andnothing else.She was an animal, a beast, and she charged at him.He'd never been able to raise a hand to her and now hedidn't want to, he welcomed the pain.She slapped himacross the face, leaving her blood smeared across his cheek,throwing him across the room from the impact.Dylanshook his head, slightly dazed, watching her scream andrage around the room, throwing things at him.When a glassshattered to the left of his head, he felt thankful her aim hadnever improved over the years.He got to his feet and shecharged him again.She threw him down on the chaise,sitting across his hips, pounding on his chest with her fists.He captured her hands and restrained them to keep her from223 Sui Lynn Dark Chocolate and Raspberriespummeling him."Why, my baby, why don't you love your mommyanymore? I've always treated you so well and with suchlove.Have you been away for so long you've forgotten?Yes, that's it." Justine stroked the face of her son, leavingblood streaks from the cuts on her palms smearing acrosshis forehead and in his hair.She began to kiss him and cooat him, like he was an infant.Her skin felt feverish andburned where she touched him.Dylan closed his eyes,grimacing as she pawed at him."Stop.Mother, this isn't going to change anything.Just stop ""My baby is the most beautiful baby, with the voiceof an angel.Everyone says so.I'll always hold my baby.Noone can take a baby from its mother." He refused to look ather, she lay across him, stroking his face and mumblinginanely, her eyes drifting closed.She was sick and smelledof sweat, puke, and blood.Dylan wanted to vomit himself.He pushed heraway from him once she fell into a fitful sleep.She wouldbe sated for a while.Her rage lessened until she awoke tolook for him.He'd get her to eat after she slept, and maybeeven take a shower.Dylan got to his feet, running for thebathroom, vomiting bile.He got into the shower and let thewater pour over him.He felt dirtied and the water from the224 Sui Lynn Dark Chocolate and Raspberriesshower, although it removed the blood, did nothing toremove the stain of her madness.225 Sui Lynn Dark Chocolate and RaspberriesChapter 14Monday, November 22, 2010He'd been home for three days.His mother was farworse than he had feared.Most of the staff stayed away atHenry's direction.She'd go from demure to animalistic inseconds flat and nothing specific seemed to trigger it.Dylan got out of the shower and draped a towelaround his hips.He couldn't deal with her any more.Hehad to get away.He wanted to see Taj more than anything,but if he saw him, he didn't know what he would do.Hisheart ached so badly he felt like the walking dead.Even theact of braiding his hair reminded him of his lover's gentletouch.Pulling his hair back off his face, he roughly braidedhis hair in a tight plait.Dylan needed a release and there was only onething he could do.Grabbing his keys, he walked into hisbedroom and went straight to the closet.Grabbing thecorner of the carpet in the farthest corner, he pulled it backthen lifted out a segment of the floor to reveal a chesthidden in the floor.He pulled the chest free and replacedthe flooring and carpet, unlocked the chest, and took out hisleathers
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