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Burning fury

Savannah Bailey, 26

A s mariachi music played, we gorged on tacos.

‘Happy anniversary,’ I grinned, clinking our glasses.

Javaunte held my hand over the table.

‘Happy anniversary,’ he smiled. ‘I love you baby.’

It was June 2015 and I'd met Javaunte Jefferson on a dating website a year earlier.

He was sweet, made me feel special.

That first anniversary meal at a Mexican restaurant felt like the start of more happiness to come.

By the following summer Javaunte was living with me and our beautiful baby girl, Cerenity.

I felt blessed.

Only, days after I gave birth, Javaunte got nasty

‘You b*tch,’ he sneered one evening after I'd put

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