MARIA
"Do you see now that testing me is a terrible idea?" He sneered, tightening his hands until she choked and she was sure that her face was turning purple from the lack of air. "Do you see now how easily I could end your life? I could just snap your neck like a twig, make it look like an accident. Maybe I wouldn't even have to pretend because no one would be able to find your body."
With those words, he threw her onto a couch and Maria coughed, finally able to breathe again. She laid on the couch, breathing and struggling as she tried to gather her scattered thoughts.
"I'm going to put guards at your door, make sure you're watched every single second of the day." Then he spinned on his heel and faced away from her. "Hell, I'd even put two inside your bloody room. We'll see h
