ONCE ABUSED. NOW LOVED.
CHAPTER 53. OUT OF MY LIFE
RYDER
“So here's how it's gonna be, Ciara. I ask the questions and you try your hardest to be honest. Do you understand?!“
Her defiant stare was the last of her pride, but I knew she got the message. They took the duct tape off.
“Now tell me, how did you know I was staking out Hara's apartment?“
“I followed you every night, and you know what? You're a bastard and I hope you rot in hell for every pain I went through. You treated me like some worthless creature and then you ran off to that freak!“
“Her name's Hara. Be sure to remember that, or I'm slitting that tongue of yours,“
“I don't give a damn about her name! My heart's hurting. I can't afford any iota of niceness right now,“
“Don't come playing the victim with me, Ciara. It d
