CASSANDRA'S POV~
Rage. Hot, bitter, blinding rage clawed its way up my throat.
How dare he?
After everything. After all the s**t I had been through, after biting my tongue until it bled just to protect him… he looked at me like I was filth?
I took a step back, my breath trembling, fists clenched so tight my nails dug into my palms.
And then I snapped.
“Don’t you dare speak to me that way!” I shouted. “How dare you, Adriano!”
My finger pointed at him, shaking with fury. My chest heaved, and for a moment, I could hear my own heartbeat pounding in my ears louder than anything else.
Adriano growled immediately as he slammed my back to the wall and leaned down to whisper to my neck. "Are you yelling at me, sweet girl?," he hissed, his fetid breath against my flesh. "Don't make me f*****
