“Well, that is certainly… some demand”, Daniel commented, shooting his uncle a frown, polite but masked with unadulterated anger.
“I mean it's only reasonable, and she would be staying with me anyway in a matter of weeks…. so not much of a demand really”, Ben justified himself, his tone on edge… like he was afraid that his nephew would counter back.
I wanted him to… it was hard to admit but if the devil himself offered his hand to me to get me out of staying in the same house as that vile man… I would take it!
I squeezed my eyes shut when I felt moisture gather in them. I kept looking down, slight shivers going up and down my spine. I was only lightly comforted by Daniel tightening his arm around my waist. He was practically holding me up from crumbling to the ground.
I knew that I wou
