Confession

I've started having feelings for a guy the past few months and last week he told me he loves me. The problem is that I have a boyfriend and even though I don't want to be with him anymore I can't just end it with him that easily because he's abusive. I'm scared that if I leave my boyfriend for another guy he'll go find the other guy and beat the life out of him. So I told him he should forget about me and that I don't love him back. I hope that whenever I get out of this relationship that it won't be to late for us, and that he'll still be there waiting for me.