Chapter 9.
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“Jake?” I called out my vatos Laced with a mix of curiosity and cotton. Lamping. I made my way to the done ||
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- me. Their arms wrapped around each other, their lips inchenzpat||
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“Cyck” akaspat.drdaindripping from his woke||
“sorry” trebled, doing the door, dapult welled up inside me. I wanted to make it clear why had harped in burthen Jahriant worth any damn explanation.
fu saccharine tone nur through the air “Can whip upcoming special for you love?
Something snapped & plan fomued in my mind. Tumedanxund and sprinted spitties. Grablinga vodofosch (dashed out of the house,
The evening air
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me like a slap in the fare. I welcomed in theaded to the nearest stars, my
mind racing ||
1 scoured the store aisles, my eyes scaming for the perfect salestage foul: pranties, jalur’s deadly allergy |||
Matara resumed, hinter wow. The last one jokes allergy flared, he had slapped me[]
But on drum the cables. Adding peanuts to their dinner would iganes firestorm. Jake’s weath would shah frost me to Candy |||
Their first fight was minent. A wicked prin spread acresimy Dice Nest, Inreded to win Emily over. But how
For now, I pushed that puzzle aside. My priority; pauserckened my par
I seized the pear hunter and sprinted to the checkout. “That’ll be 15.55,” the onbier said. (slapped down the cask|||
“Keep the change?” I yelled, dashing out of the stere||
Adrenaline fueled my sprint back home. I burst around the comter, my eyes Exed on the back dear fun it was locked]
enint Toured rking my hair in frustration
The peanutter sened to burn in my hand, its potential wasted
With a deep breath, I set the jar beside the door and phoned toward the front entrance. Time to put on a mask of calm
Jakes voce through the air as I entered. “Where have you been?”
Thit back a marl, forcing a saccharine mule.I needed Jake to be in a good mood in eat dinner tonight. “Just stepped out to get my mediation”
My eyes faced to the clock calelating the timing, Jake’s gaze dropped to my empty hands. “I do any medication”
My heart skipped beat. Shun. Think fact,
“Jess.” Jake called out, his voice lated with imitation||
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Jakes expression darkened, his eyes nanning. He pulled Emily closer, their lips lacking in a sickening hist. Enly’s noam made my stomach chum
Tsetsed the distraction. Tiptoeing to the back door, I opened in silently and retrieved the peanut bumer[]
furt as I turned. Jake’n deep sice sent my heart radny
“be asked, his tone supidru.
Myjuliethundered. Swallowing hand. I turned slowly, concealing the peanut butter befand my back. Fleaned against the nik
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“Cabinet’s open” I said. Telming nonchalance
Jakes paer lingered on the cabinet belter theting back to me. “Fix it” be ordered||
Inodded, feing a counterfeit smule ||
As he turned to leave, he hated his eyes narrow. You not to something, are
Myhan skipped a beat. I maintained the facade, nadding again.
to action. I had the pe
skepticism was palpable, but he shook his head and departed.||
and slipped out of the kitches, racing upstairs ||
The moment he vanished, I sprang into action. I had the pea better and slipped our
I pushed Jake’s door open slowly, dipping inside undetected Tiptoeing to the bathroom. Immed on the ret
The waters soothing hours calmed my rating thoughts. Now it was to execute my plan.
Exepped out, and the sound of their giggling infuriated me. Perring down. I saw the kissing their bodies entwined ||
Alowbin orcaped my lips. Terept back to the flower vase, releasing a. The lood crash echoed through the hallway||
“What’s that?” Jake called etched in his unice.
e shodom as jake stood. Emdy dingire to lum. They dunbed the sten together |
Tamed behind the tower, holding my breath. At they reached the top, Jakes nurses filled the air. ||
“Tack! The hatloor’s flooding
Seizing the distraction, E silently backed away and sprinted downtain.
Elipped in the kitchen, my hands treningan grated fake fronte jar. I emped its contents into the man, the sound echoing through the silence
A quick glance outside condumedijake and Emily were still distracted by the food sewing the oppomundry, I quintly opened the back doar and disposed of the print butter.
Returning to the kitchen, I washed my hands, erming any evidence est midly deed the pyjar, removing any traces of its former contents
The peanut butter new reviled inats new container. I carefully placed it where jake would experāt – alongside the other jars
My sabotage was complete exhaled.relief washing over me, and headed up to join the chass
Jake’s room was a meis, water everywhere. Heimed concem marking my satisfaction()
“Who could have done this?” jake fured, nursing under his breath|||
Emily, ever the daring partner, soothed him. “Calm down. babe. Tye afrit firmhed deanne”
Tronzained dilem, focused on my skimate goal: getting them chosentals unaware of the danger lurking in de kitchen|||
Tetsfinshup,” Esszrested, portreding to share their agency. “We can grab dinner afterward”
Jake’s anger sell simmered, but Emily’s calming presence kept han intheck. Anished cleaning. I wally guided them toward the stan
mscence erched on my face.
Tabserved as I witness to the limpending chase Incly scooped the peanut butter||
My inner sill grew, a wicked satisfaction spreading through me
It’s time for Endy and Jake in have the first taste of their medicine.
