Love's Shadow: A Bitter End

in his eyes was replaced by a cold, burning hatr

d to her. He called her "it" or "that thing." When she cried, he would lock her i

all bag for me and Emma, planning t

dragged me back into

throat, her little face st

ed, his breath hot on my face. "And I s

me? You are my property. You and that brat will pay

" I screamed, over and ove

never l

nough for her son. She insulted me, humiliated me in front of her friends, and did everything she cou

tient, hoping that one day he would see the

ital, Elroy's bo

d, bowing his head. "T

ace contorted with rage.

ector said... she said Annis mu

was lying. I k

dangerously low. "I don't care what

s, they had a lead. My last known location was a small apartment I had secretly rented,

n. My child

building, kicking down the

g the small apartment apart. He threw furniture,

ilent observer. You can't se

en. Korey stood there, his fa

ou doing he

amming him against the wall. "Where i

r, Elroy? A little late for that, don't you think? You're the one w

face inches from Korey's. "It's a t

aid, his voice dropping to a low gro

Korey, his mind refusing to process the word

private i

n speaker, his eyes s

d professional. "We have an update. It's confirmed.

ar in my ears. Elroy's face went from rage to