==Layla==
The voice screaming from Cynthia's phone speaker was mine. It was loud. It was incredibly clear. Every single person at the dinner table heard me begging Maddox to take me. They heard the raw, wet sounds of our secret encounter from the basement wine cellar.
Victor stood at the head of the table like a towering monster. His face was dark with pure, aristocratic rage. He slammed his heavy fist onto the wood, making the crystal wine glasses rattle and jump.
What is the meaning of this? Victor roared. His voice shook the walls of the dining room.
My mother Elena dropped her wine glass. The expensive red liquid spilled across the white lace tablecloth like a pool of fresh blood. She looked at me, then at Maddox, her eyes wide with absolute horror. She looked like she was about to
