My lips parted as I saw fear grip my mother. Her eyes widened, and she turned to me. I was obviously her very last hope. Lord only knows what had happened to Ronan down there. I started to work to free myself, and she made her way to me, her eye bloodshot. "Tell him to stop!" Her voice was a loud shriek now, and I honestly started too fear for my life too. "Why?" I asked, despite the turbulence in my mind. "Ronan did all of those dirty things to Florian's cousin! Why in hell's name would I tell him to stop?" She slapped my cheek hard, causing my face to swerve to the right, blood dripping from a cut on my lip. "I will f*****g kill you!" She pushed me hard, and I hit the floor, my head hitting the ground. I gave a small yelp as everything blurred in front of me, and my vision turned

