I had really pissed off Ellentt. He saw me standing with Neil, our gestures too familiar, and it set him off. I knew the consequences of angering him, and my heart started racing.
I tried to pull my hand away from his, but Ellentt wasn't having it. His grip was like iron, and in one swift motion, he shoved me into the car.
It was just the two of us inside, and Alice wasn't around. Ellentt had come alone, just in time to see me and Neil together?
My heart was pounding so hard I thought it would burst.
Ellentt looked terrifying—his eyes cold with fury, burning with so much hatred it felt like he might strike me.
I was scared. He'd never hit me before, but I couldn't be sure that he wouldn't now.
The disdain in his eyes was unbearable. Losing the child was enough to make him resent me f
