Rule #1: Don't fall in love

Part 9

*******CAUTION TRIGGER WARNING, THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SCENARIOS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE*******

The business dinner went smoother than I had imagined it would. However, as usual my luck was about to change. As Katrina, Xavier and myself were exiting the restaurant I literally bumped into the one person I hated most. Actually the only person that I have ever hated, the man I despise the most in the world, Roger.

***Flashback 5 years ago***

"Tam please don't tell mum and dad, I can't face them this way" KK pleaded, attempting to appear more pitiful than she already did. Her face was swollen with two black eyes resulting from a broken nose and a bloodied swollen lip, cigarette burns running down her leg, her scalp was bloodied after having a straight razor taken to it to remove her hair.

"KK I can't keep this a secret for you any longer, Roger has completely crossed the line. How are you still trying to protect this lunatic? What's wrong with you?" I questioned attempting to hold back tears, looking at my sister in this state was destroying me yet she still wanted this man.

At this moment something changed in KK's eyes "What's wrong with me, what's wrong with me? Nothing is wrong with me, what's wrong with you? Why are you always showing up at my house, you can never mind your own f**king business can you? Nobody can ever be as perfect as you Tam, don't you f**king get it? Roger is all I have, he loves me, he loves me more than anyone has ever loved me. It's not his fault, I upset him again, it's my fault. Just leave I never want to speak to you again."

"KK please don't be like this, I just want to help you please let me help you" I sobbed.

"Tam I said GET THE F**K OUT OF MY F**KING HOUSE". With that she pushed me from her home. Once in my car I began sobbing uncontrollably as I dialed 911 to report what Roger has once again done to KK. This needed to end now, I'm not prepared to lose my best friend and sister and if she stays married to this man he will kill her. This is the moment I vowed to never let myself love a man as blindlessly as my sister did.

*****End of flashback****

Everything around me faded away and all I could see was Roger, smiling with a curvaceous brunette hanging from his arm. Although Roger and KK are divorced she has never forgiven me for having Roger arrested even if he only spent a night in jail until his ridiculously wealthy parents made a large contribution to the police department to have the case thrown out before it reached court. This monster was still loose, able to do to other women what he had done to my sister.

I briskly walked to Roger and cold clocked him before he was even able to register that I was in front of him "This is for KK you f**king monster, you should be castrated and spend the rest of your poor excuse of a life in jail" I spat in anger. A pair of warm masculine arms wrapped themselves around my waist before I could hit him again, I could tell by the scent that it was Xavier.

"Get this crazy b**ch out of here, still mad I chose KK over you aren't you Tam" Roger said with a smirk. I lunged at him again but Xavier did the unexpected, passed me to Katrina and began beating Roger as if he was a steak needing to be tenderized.

I should stop him but I couldn't a part of me was enjoying being able to witness this man be assaulted the way that he assaulted my sister for years. Finally I was pulled from my trance when Katrina shouted "X you need to stop, NOW". As if a switch had been slipped Xavier released his hold on Rogers collar, stood up and dusted the dust of the concrete off his pants.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU'RE MESSING WITH, THIS B**H IS GOING TO HAVE YOU THROWN IN JAIL, SHE'S USELESS JUST LIKE HER GODDAMN SISTER" seethed Roger. I ran and booted him right in his man jewels and walked away satisfied. Katrina threw a card at him "if you have any issues please direct them to our attorney".