Damaged

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He was drinking again, which wasn't the norm for the Saturday night. She would always throw parties and host celebrities at her house because it gave her something to do. It freed her from his dreadful clenches even just for the night. It wasnt that she was necessary avoiding him on purpose, she couldn't even if she wanted to. he would always find her eyes through the crowd.

His predatory smirk made it so much more terrifying he reminded her every day that she belonged to him, and that no one would want her but him.

Tonight was like no other, her husband of ten years manoeuvred through the crowd his eyes pericing into hers with such malice words stopped spewing out of her mouth and she stood there, waiting for him to approach her.

"I haven't seen you all night honey." His arm slid around her waist, fingers digging in to her side possesively as he pulled her flesh against him. Anyone else would of thought this was a loving, protective gesture from her spouse only it was everything but that.

He was making his claim, showing her that she belonged to him and only him. Jessica forced a laugh as she pecked the side of his face leaning in to him. "I've been right here you must of been having a good time with your friends."

None of these people were his friends she thought. The only reason people showed up every weekend was because of her. She was the Pop star who sold millioms of albums, toured all over the word. Had people camping out days before her concert.

She was the one who made the money to afford the 3.5 million dollar house. And he was nothing, he was nothing but a mere reminder of her mistakes.

"You two are adorable." Lilly said, as she stared warmly at the couple envying their love.

Jessica cringed, plastering a smile on her face as she thanked her friend. No one could see the plea in her eyes and as the party started to end Jessie started to clean up dreading what was to come.

"What the hell was that?" Malcolm hissed in a malevolent undertone. Slamming the door and storming up to her. Jessie turned to face him and was immediately greeted with a hard back handed slap that sent her flying to the floor with a hard thud.

"Please," she croaked as he gripped her by her hair to a standing position his hand clamping around her throat.

"If you ever try that shit again I will kill you. Do you hear me? I own you Jessica I gave you your life and success and I can take it from you just like that." He shoved her away, grabbing his coat. "I'm heading out you better have this shit cleaned up by the time I come back. You disgust me."

As the door slammed jessie slumped to the floor her heart aching in her chest as she screamed at the top of her lungs. She hit the floor until hee knuckles were bloody letting her own anger and heart break out. She had to get out of here, she needed to get away.

She quickly pushed herself off the floor running into her bedroom with cloudy eyes. dropping to the floor and pulling out her 3 duffel bags. One filled with clothes and her passport and the other filled with everything from her secret savings account which had just over a million dollars in it and the third with her necessities.

When her husband stayed out it was usually for hours but she wasn't taking any chances and quickly piled all of her stuff into her car speeding off and never looking back. Ready to leave that life behind her.