The Monster They Made: Now He's Free
xpected. "Buddy stays with me. Or he goe
animals. He loved control. H
tion of comfort, the
trembled. He looked
his tear-filled eyes to Olivia. "
ely went into p
Julian. "Julian is sick! He' s asking for a small comfort, and you deny h
t Julian, the newcomer, the man
t, the sheer audac
core was proba
ed towards the door. "I'll call the house. I'
er, casting a triumphant smir
dy was dragged into Julian' s
out with a sickly sweet smile.
malice, growled, a
a second, then he grabbed Bud
" he hissed, his vo
se, then, instinctively, snappe
ghtened nip, but Julian scre
n shrieked, clutching his hand, where
, her face a mask of fury
dog! He att
ied to get to Buddy, who wa
out, and hit the floor hard. My head smy eyes. Black spot
ticed. No
on Julian and hi
r Julian, examining hi
s cleaned! Does it
oor. "I am so disappointed in you
a doctor. And if anything happens to Julian bec
ced with a threat that
tized" Julian, leaving me on the floor w
on. My Resonance
t care
throbbing in my head a dull cou
e used to
ng basketball. She' d stayed up all night,
dn't even see
. Buddy whimpered, nudging
whispered, my voic
d checked. I could fee
ay to the emergenc
spital, surrounded by medical professional
r later, as a doctor was sti
, rushing over. "What
angry anymore,
wer, just lo
ension, finished the stit
ice softer now. She reached out, gen
e way. Just a scratch.
om her touch. "H
e sighed. "He's vulnerab
taking my hand. Her
surgery is over, once Julian is better, it will all calm down. We can
ders, a gesture that once brought
affection. F
ed off h
voice flat. "Your concern is a
r someone who supposedly loves me, you'
. "Ethan, tha
, a marriage, acceptance from the Harrisons... all contingent on me giving a p
ng in the ai
out our wedding, about how the Harrisons would wel
ng in her eyes, b
their acceptance... the
want them
istent. I was running on fum
systemic failure was