~~KEANU~~
Minutes after Ethel had fallen asleep, I stared down at her, my jaw tight, my fists clenched, and fury pumping through my veins.
Ethel was finally asleep, her body relaxed against mine, her breathing slow and even. She'd put up a brave front ever since I brought her home, but the way her hands curled against my chest told me just how much this experience had affected her.
My mind kept replaying it. Rounding that corner and seeing Maximillian pinning her against the wall, her blouse torn and her face twisted in fear as she struggled against him.
Very few things made me feel this violently out of control. The first had been my father's murder. Then Maura and Nikolai's betrayal.
And now this.
The thought of what that piece of s**t had intended to do to her made my jaw clench s
