FIORELLA’S POV
TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains scenes involving physical violence, psychological breakdown, trauma responses, and possessive, obsessive behavior that some readers may find distressing.
I scratched at his wrist, trying to tell him I couldn’t speak, but he only tightened his hold.
My nails dug deeper into his skin. “I… I can’t…”
His hand left my neck, but before I could draw a breath, those same fingers buried themselves in my hair and yanked my head back.
“Tell me,” he snarled, the warmth of his breath hitting my face.
I gasped from the pressure on my scalp.
The pain was intense and strangely satisfying, as though it had dulled the unbearable ache in my chest.
My voice was hoarse when I spoke. “What are you talking about?”
“I saw you with your boyfriend on th
