Estelle
I tore my gaze from Leighton to see Duncan pale in fear as Leighton stalked towards him. Like a deer frozen in the headlights he barely moved until Leighton picked him up by his throat.
This triggered some scrabbling on the part of Duncan as he grabbed at Leighton’s hand, desperately trying to free himself as Leighton squeezed the life out of him. As his eyes started to bulge Leighton threw him at the far away wall, the ground shaking with the force of impact.
He turned to me, his eyes fierce as he quickly assessed me.
“Are you okay?”
I nodded, not trusting myself to speak as I wanted to throw myself into his arms. I closed my eyes, desperately hoping he would still be there and not a sleep deprived illusion.
When I opened them again he was standing in front of me, and
