Her Cruelty, His Quiet Fury

e, something bitter and mean. "You hear me, you worthless piece of tr

e. And what are you? A nobody. You cook, you clean, you drive th

emembered the weight of a rifle in my hands, not a barbecue spatula. I remembered giving orders that men would follow into hell itself. I gave all of it up for this, for a quiet life, for the safety of

s weakness. He couldn't possibly understand the strength

ar whisper. It was a tone I hadn't used in years, a tone that promised conseq

They felt it, the change in the air. But Leo was

ffed. "What are you going to

s landing on Lily. He and his friends took a step towards her. One of the

Leo mused aloud, a sick smile on his fac

terror. A small, choked sound esca

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tered every chain I had ever put on myself