Chapter 226: The Whole Story (Part 2)

***TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT*** Both the men had suspected it, but to hear her say it made it real. They'd expected more story, but then it was like she just announced the punchline in the middle of a joke without context. "It was self-defense though, Cam," Matt chimed in unexpectedly. "You had to. Anyone in your position would have done the same, right?" he asked, certain that Camden wasn't a cold, calculated killer, but hoping to get her reassurance on this. "I guess..." she whispered, unconvincingly. "Jamie tried to protect me, but then Jake killed him. It's my fault he's dead," she wailed as fresh tears overwhelmed her. "Cam..." Clayton murmured, squeezing her close to him, but he didn't know what to say. The guilt she must have felt was beyond his comprehension. "Jake was going to rape me," she explained, her voice soft and trembling. "But Jamie got to me just in time to stop him. Not before he smashed my face up though," she went on, sobbing now as the story reached its cli