I stared at the ceiling, my body stiff, my mind restless. Sleep had been impossible.
Every time I closed my eyes, I heard Adrian’s voice. Cold. Unyielding. Dismissing me like I was nothing.
I had screamed at him, fought back, let my anger spill over. And what did it change?
Nothing.
He still had all the power. He still controlled everything.
And I—I had nothing.
I turned onto my side, pressing my fist against my mouth to keep from screaming.
I had thought leaving his house would give me a sense of control. A choice. A way to breathe without his presence suffocating me.
But he had been one step ahead.
He cut me off completely.
The cards. The accounts. The ability to even buy food if I wanted to.
The walls around me weren’t visible, but they were there. Stronger than steel.
I was
