Chapter 45

AUTHOR’S POV

“What the hell is wrong with you? Are you trying to get killed?”

Eira flinched as the glass cup got smashed against the wall; she had to crouch down and wrap her arms around her body to protect herself from the shattered glass. She slowly looked up to meet Victor’s fiery gaze and gulped. If Odessa didn’t kill her, Victor would…at least, he looked like he would.

“I…I-”

“Shut up! I don’t want to hear another sentence. Every time you open your mouth, you drive yourself closer to death. I should punish you for the humiliation you caused me.” He thundered, Eira whimpered and moved back into a corner, trying to hide herself from Victor, almost as if the unmoving combination of brick and cement would save her from him.

“Come here!” His voice bellowed, and Eira shook her head; she didn’t want to be anywhere near him when he was like this. Her rejection, or at least her weak attempt to show him she had a choice, angered him.

“You must think I’m in the mood for jokes.” He walke