~Alina pov~
I felt my backbone crack, I couldn't shout, I couldn't scream, and my throat only made noises.
It was so painful, Gregor's angry voice faded away as I felt I was in space and all I could feel was the anguishing pain in my back.
My eyes watered and tears fell, then I gasped loudly and tried regulating my breaths, and that was when I could hear his vicious voice again.
“When will you go away?! When will you just leave? He got angry with my family because of you and even almost killed my sister all because she called you Mute, but isn't she telling the truth?!” He asked mockingly, then bent down and raised his hand to pat my cheeks heavily, but I couldn't turn around to look at him, my back pain was overwhelming and I could feel the goosebumps, but I stayed still, I was wai
