Her words struck me like a slap.
So I've been starving all day and he doesn't even know? Would I actually have to harm myself before he bothered to notice?
I gazed out at the darkening sky, my stomach cramping painfully.
Can I really make it through the night like this?
I should have planned better—hidden snacks somewhere in the room before starting this rebellion. But it was too late now.
Gently, I placed my palm against my abdomen.
"I'm sorry, little one. Your mom's not very strategic. We'll get through this, I promise."
Margaret eventually left with the untouched food.
At nine o'clock, as hunger-induced dizziness began to set in, the bedroom door burst open with such force that I jumped.
Lucius stalked in, his face a thundercloud of fury.
"What the hell d
