UR

and then I ignored Samantha's word

aymond was already there, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking ev

door, my heart racing. He

dered flatly, his eye

om, "Raymond, the m

said, his voic

lp as Samantha yanked my hair back. My body jerked

alk too much," she sp

curled into fists as I fought the urge to retaliate. Not because

oice strained, "ever since Samantha arrived, I have been sleeping on the floor. You and

e doorframe, watching me

rd cut deeper

against my arm as she grinned. "You still don't get

meet Raymond's gaze

to a smirk. "That t

then I did what he asked me to

he bed. "Well, now that it's clean, I think I'll sleep well tonight. But you

fened.

voice laced with venom. "Get out of th

rching for something-anything-

to the bed and sat d

ght in my thr

ist and yanked me towa

me before I could even p

llway biting into my skin. My heart p

to them. Les

blanket, throwing it at me. It landed with a dull thud, and before I could

gainst the step, and pain shot through m

o lift my head whe

more careful," Natasha

p, my body trembl

ou a blanket," she said

he sting in my head kept me sile

couch and laid gently on it, I d

across my skin, burning me. Samantha's mocking laughter echoe

she sneered. "Th

y skin burned, but Samantha yanked me up,

next-clean, cook, serve. No rest. Then, the door

iend, walked in, s

him but John ignored her, he had

ned the room, landing

happened to you?" he asked, his gaze

ith sweetness. "Oh, that," she said, forcing a laugh. "My si

his eyes, but he didn't press further. I staye

ohn walked towards the couch, he looked so d

at, "Why Did you come al

out a party, it's very

amantha said

party."

words out casually, "Bring your wife with you. I bought her a dress." His eyes

Oh, I would love to come too," she said, but John ig

rds, barely acknowledging S

hift. Samantha stormed over to me. "Give

head. "It's

ing else. I need to look good tonight, maybe for someone else,

was back. He barely glanced at me before slapping me ac

for a second. I wasn't given a chance to react. "Raymond, it's not the firs

in, the pain flooding through my skull. His expression d

nodded s

ask you about everything going on in this marriage I am going to kill you and about you