The panic of losing my lifestyle pushed me past the brink of caution. I gripped the fabric of my gown, my voice cracking as I finally spoke up, throwing the blame right back in his face.
"Why are you acting like this now?! Why didn't you say something earlier when you knew exactly what the relationship was between me and Shawn?! You knew we were together! You knew he was sleeping with me while he was married to her, and you didn't care because his grandfather was backing your campaign! So now, just because things have fallen apart, you're suddenly deserting me?!"
My father’s eyes went completely wide. "What did you just say to me?!"
Before the words could fully leave my mouth, he lunged forward.
He slapped me again, a vicious blow that knocked me flat against the floorboards, and the
