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Revulsion and wretchedness

"Grateful?" she echoed, her voice trembling. "I'm supposed to be grateful that a man was tortured and killed? You don't even care, do you? About what happened to me, about anything other than your own twisted sense of power."

He took a step closer to her, his presence menacing.

“Watch your mouth, Lily. You're stepping out of line."

She stood her ground, a surge of anger and determination rising within her.

“No, Zared. I've been out of line for too long. I'm done being afraid of you. I'm done living this nightmare."

He smirked, taking a sip of his drink. "And what do you plan to do about it? Run off to Aaron again? He won't save you this time."

Lily's heart ached at the mention of Aaron. He had been her savior, her protector. But she couldn't rely on him to fix her life. She had to take control, to find her own way out.

She walked back to her bedroom banging the door shut, she picked her phone up and dialled Aaron’s number, not even two rings passed as Aaron picked up the call.

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