Chapter 2 The Escape Plan

It was raining outside. Robert has been gone for like an hour now.

Alex was in his room. Packing his bags, he knew Robert could be here anytime soon. His plan is to run away tonight without looking back and this was the perfect time.

His hands were shaking as his heart raced. A duffle bag on the bed was half opened. He had managed to hide a couple of things from Robert despite being so supervised. His passport, a burner phone and a USB he kept in a paint brush casing contained evidence.

Bang...

He heard the door slammed open.

"Shit...", he hurried.

"Alex, where are you baby?", he could hear him coming up the stairs.

He's more drunk than when he left home. Still had the bottle in hand.

"Thought you could sneak out on me, you rat?".

Alex froze, he had been caught.

Robert saw the bag already and immediately launched at him.

Grabbed Alex by the arm.

"I don't want to be with you anymore. Robert, please just let me go. I'm begging you"

Robert wrapped his two hands around Alex's neck.

"HOW DARE YOU!!!!", he yelled as he choked him.

Alex fell to the floor coughing and struggling for air.

Robert had his hands on his buckle, taking his belt off.

"I will teach you a lesson tonight".

He kicked Robert in the groin. Robert stumbled backwards, yelling in pain.

"Ahhhhhh"

"Don't fucking touch me", Robert was speechless. Alex has never yelled at him or fought back

He pulled out a small metal, a USB.

"You recognize this"

" I have records on it, the other night at the warehouse where you shot that man. I followed you, the bride you collected. I have proof of them here"

"You come after me, this goes public. You lose your badge, your freedom everything Robert and I don't care if I have to go down with you"

Robert goes pale, clutching his hand.

"The most decorated officer in New York is a murderer, a thief and a pedophile. You took advantage of me, the first time we didn't I didn't willingly consent, you question coarse me into that"

"You are making all of these up in your head. Look baby, I love you so much. I could change, let's talk this out. You know Daddy loves you"

"F**k you, Robert. I'm not your possession anymore. You want to destroy me but you go down first "

Alex grabbed the bag, storm past him.

Ran into the night. He heard Robert screaming from behind him.

"You'd regret this, Alex. I promise YOU!!"

Siren blared somewhere far off as Alex ran into the rain. He was finally free.

"I don't know where I'm going but I know one thing, I would never be his again".