CH.11

I could visibly see the intense anger rising in his body from his tightly clenched fists, the protruding veins in his thick neck, and his rapidly reddening face.

His whole muscular body seemed to tremble and vibrate with unbridled rage at my defiance.

"You've really done it now. You got yourself into this mess with your smart mouth," he growled out in a low, menacing tone full of quiet threats that sent chills through me..

I barely had time to make out his muffled words when he suddenly shot up from his chair with such force it toppled over backward.

In an instant, he was on me, grabbing a painfully tight fistful of my long hair and giving a vicious yank that made me cry out.

My hands flew up to try on reflexes and pry his painfully clenched fingers off of the handful of my hair he had wrapped around his meaty fist.

"If you've forgotten who's the goddamn master of this house, I'll have to violently remind you of your proper place beneath me," he snarled in my face, his foul breath hot