Chapter 22

Chloe POV

Alaric rushes at me after he tosses me on the bed. He sits on top of me, trying to grab my hands, but I won't go down without a fight. I throw a left hook at his jaw, leaving him stunned for a second. It gives me time to run for the door, but before I can reach it, he trips me by kicking my feet out from under me. I flip over to guard myself, but he grabs my hair, almost ripping it from my head.

"Let me go, bastard!" I scream. He slaps me. I spun back around with as much force as I could and punched him right in the eye. He stumbles back, holding his eye, and I charge at him to knock him down. I get him to the ground and get on top of him, throwing punches as hard as I can. He gets pissed and shoves me backward, and I hit my head on the floor. The room spins for a second, so he gets the upper hand, grabbing me and picking me up in the air. He throws me across the room, and I hit the wall with such force the wind gets knocked out of me, but I don’t give up, I drag mysel