Julianne's POV
We were discussing her story, and I was trying to make her understand she doesn't have to go through the pains alone when Jeremy burst into the door without a knock inviting him in, his face twisted in anger. He marched straight to Loretta, who was sitting on the bed with me; he took her by the neck and slammed her against the wall, gripping her shoulders tightly.
My heart raced. "Julianne, Jeremy, stop doing that to her, please," I wanted to intervene, but Loretta’s fierce look stopped me.
“Don’t interfere, Julianne,” she snapped, her voice sharp. I hesitated, torn between my instinct to help her and her insistence to stay out of it.
“Tell me the truth, Loretta!” Jeremy shouted, his voice echoing in the small space. “What happened?”
"What do you mean by what really h
