I stood there with his forehead still pressed to mine and my brain finally caught up.
He wasn’t letting me leave no matter what I said.
Fighting would just make it worse and playing along might keep me safer for now.
I pulled back a little and looked him straight in the eyes. “Fine. I still hate you Alan. I really f*****g do but for one week I’ll pretend none of this is happening. I’ll act like everything is normal so you don’t lose your s**t and keep me locked up forever. Deal?”
His shoulders dropped and he pulled me into a tight hug. “Thank you Hazel, that’s all I need right now.”
I hugged him back stiff but I didn’t push away. Right then my phone started ringing loud on the counter. We both flinched apart fast.
Alan grabbed it first and frowned hard at the screen. “It says it's
