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Ellie let her body move to the music of the DJ. She had finally allowed herself to take some time alone to do something she loved. Clubbing. Her friends would argue that there was more to life than going out to party. Normally she would agree with them and stay at home to watch a movie with snacks. Each of them trying to make a piece of popcorn into the other's mouth, laughing when they missed so badly that the dog had a chance to eat it. However tonight she just wanted to drink her worries away and melt on the dance floor. Drinks came at her from all different directions. Most were from men who thought they had the slightest bit of chance with her, others were from large groups that she ended up meshing with for a song or two before they all parted ways. As soon as the DJ slowed down his mix a bit, she made her way to the bar and ordered herself a dirty martini. “Mind if I buy you a drink? Eloise.” Hearing her name off the man’s tongue caused her to freeze. She knew that voice and it wasn’t one she wanted to hear. Benjamin. She immediately sat up straight. “You know. I think I am good.” She tried to keep her voice firm but it faltered. She blamed it on the alcohol. “Oh come on. A gorgeous little thing like you. Left all alone in a place like this….” His voice trailed off as he reached out to touch Eloise’s face. She immediately flinched the moment his skin made contact with her. He was repulsive. “I think I should be going.” she twirled the small black stir stick through her martini a couple times before picking it up and throwing it at him, running toward the club’s exit doors. “Get the fuck off me!” Eloise screamed as she ripped her arm from Benjamin’s grasp. At this moment she wished she hadn’t gone against both Sebastian’s and Cassian’s wishes. Both of them had their reservations about her going alone yet neither of them wanted to go with her.  What was she supposed to do? Stay home alone to her mind's own vices? She would rather drink herself to death than do that. “Don’t you fucking talk to me like that. Learn your place bitch!” He grabbed her arm again, this time tighter than before. She tried to wiggle herself free but this time she couldn’t. Her agoraphobia was now kicking in. “You have something that belongs to me and I will get it one way or a fucking other. You aren’t making it away from me alive this time.” His words caused a shiver through her spine. Wanting to inflict harm to herself was one thing, but having her life threatened to be ripped away by his hands scared the living hell out of her.

“Think Ellie. How would you escape Benjamin in these situations?” she thought to herself. Her mind ran through every past possible scenario. She let her eyes flicker from her attacker to her sparkling seven inch heels. Eloise was thanking herself for even wearing them tonight. Before she could get her heel off and into her hand, his grip tightened on her fragile arm as he began to drag her though the poorly lit parking lot. She tried to scream but no sound came out, the pain now getting too much to bear. “Let go of me you son of a bitch.” She spat out. She dug her heels into a spot of loose gravel and immediately caused the two of them to stop. He tried to pull her but she wasn’t moving. Eloise quickly stomped her heel into his foot, the counter breaking through his shoe fabric as it drove into his skin. He immediately let go. She inhaled deeply. Eloise only had seconds to think and she wasn’t going to waste her time.  She kicked off her heels, her feet touching the cold asphalt beneath her. “You stupid little hoe. You will pay for that!” Without a thought she gave him a swift kick in the shin and took off running into the night.