: The Family
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ster than I expe
eft from the force of his slap, my c
nitial impact, but I held myse
lood and salt. My lips trembled from
ry as he hovered over me lik
g from anger and his suit jacket was movin
ike some common whore. And you thought it was okay to dress up and s
speak but the words
with a lot of different feelings, shame, pain, an
to speak my voice sounding sore from sore throat. I was still
I explained knowing fully
to cover up pr
not to resist as it only made it worse as he roughly
n,as blood was beginning to show and I wh
y grunt, turning his back to me a
g a woman needed. Handsome, rich a and dangerous
t you," he said scoffing
s like to me in public? What it does Tommy reputation out the
me as I hissed taking
ally treated me li
eting my sentence. It was more harder th
s time, and I stumbled back, barely man
e," Adam yelled as he pointed at
en doing nothing but wandering around at night like a lost dog without an owner. Maybe
the pain and bruises, and my eyes were filled with unshed tears. I wasn't h
e thing in particular
ress had been more demanding a lot of things from him
his collars of his suits, and once, I found her earring on our sheets showing he must have brou
ing," he ye
ming Amara had done this to me as she wanted me out of his life. That I only escaped because his twin brother of all people-Adrian, the man who seemed
his because he was blind to
said turning away as he went to smoothe
will smile and play the role of a perfect and happy wife. You will not cry your crocodile te
d in pain from
things started changing, before the rumors began. Before the coldness tha
ng at me like I was somethi
" he asked pulling me
ded m
y i
barely audible enough to be h
on that doesn't make you
closet, trying to swallow the lu
e gifts from Adam but none of them could hide the bruise that was showing
to be worn since it covered my whole body. It wouldn't be able to cover my face
oked very pale like I had no blood in me, my lips were swollen beyond reason and the sid
an who had stopped
ain, this feeling that had been becom
a bit as I washed my mouth, trying to ignore the meaning of this. I was late and I haven't
ot with Adam waiting for me. Not with
tes and responding to emails while I sat quietly in the passenger seat, clenching my fingers on i
estate some mi
uestion, waving us in with a wide smile I didn't
ls seemed to be glittering in the golden evening light. For anyone e
ollars. Then he came around to my side, opening th
s breath. "Or I'll give y
ed out of the car, legs shaking a bit lik
She kissed both of Adam's cheeks and gave me a
he sat in the living room, alread
he parents was m
ri
my husband in all manner
the fireplace, he had a drink in his
His eyes were fixed on me, as h
ned when he g
not to notice the stare, but it was
kward and ten
th his family like he had
hey'd be getting grandchildren from us. I nearly choked on my water at th
is eyes narrowed at me, noting it with an intensity tha
ly. My stomach was turning with every bite, I
a hand on mine when I pushed my plate away hal
ncerned look on her face. "Oh dear, is it
I said carefully, not
ehavior wasn't strange in the latest. "You're looking to
ough to be noticed by anyone who had eyes as his hand found my
se," I w
nst his plate. Everyone
hoarse like he was trying to ke
ained on me thro
away to the guest bathroom. I needed a moment to m
, breathing hard trying to regain my composure an
which made me tense up immed
ed. "Oc
e door,
as A
e I was standing. What was he d
eas
I did. Our eyes met immediately as I could see that his eyes were darker
do you
d in before I could stop him, clos
ight," he said, eyes on my b
und him and leave the room before I regretted it
as he spoke gently to me
business." I reto
t." He snapped as
id crossing my hands across my chest. I didn't know where I was getting this cour
as he narrowed them at me. "And
lifted my chin, trying to sound and look defiant despite the
ed closer towards me backing me ag
om Adam's. And his sudden closeness to me mad
ince that night," I said, keeping my vo
am I suppos
ended with me in Adrian's arms, my clothes were torn from t
t to tell anyone wha
had
e me for putting myself in tha
nyone hurting you," he said angrily pulling me back to reality as
my own brother do worse
I lied, even as I could feel t
ar my face without touching me as h
dn't help but spe
ing for something in mine as he added "Why
ad no where to go. And that
i pressed a hand to my mouth, tryi
ed from anger to worry as
knees seized and I fell but Adrian mana
his voice sounding a
ha
you been feel
he sink to steady myself as I c
stomach bug
as I felt like my whole world was tilti
down feeling scared as I wrung my
it h
at he meant by that and why h
s his. Who els
uddenly giving me the s
king at the wall behind me. "I
't told
y n
I gave him my sincere answer.
e with every minute that passed like he was trying to detach himself
but I still felt
e permanently now. "But things ha
was on my bruised face as he cleared his
eed to be
need a
haking my head. It was best he did
ween me and
word husband like it was some
ddenly. "In the hotel ro
ll. Why do you
who was there? Wh
incident that I didn't want to even acknowledge happen to me. "Just flashes of some
er I got
rassment. I remembered being ca
I knew then and there it wasn't Adam
ly," I li
as he spoke. "Because I think you're missing some important detail
g my heart beat faster wond
er my question, the
the doorway,
re?" he demanded angrily as A