“I understand you're mad right now but you don't have to yell to communicate Ethan,” I stepped back, turning my gaze away as I folded my arms against my chest.
The wind had picked up so the cold bit through my sleeves, but I didn’t move. I couldn’t move, not with the way Ethan was looking at me.
“Oh so you do know how to stand up for yourself,” he jabbed in a calmer tone, but it did nothing to soften the impact of his words.
My breath caught softly in my lungs. “Surely you're not insinuating that It's so easy to do so with,” I paused,” him.“
“Why not?“ He bit back, squinting his eyes.
I couldn't answer so I chewed on my lip looking down at the road beneath my boots. The knot in my stomach twisted tighter with every second. My chest heaved slightly and my breaths came out in visible pu
