CHAPTER 10

"Kitchen, now." Brandon growled.

I rushed inside, not sparing Drew a second glance to see if he followed or not. I went straight to the kitchen with Brandon following closely behind.

"Where were you!"

"At the m-movies. I lost track of time."

"Don't let this happen again. " Brandon said.

"So what? I can't leave the house? You can't treat me like this!"

What happened next was engraved in my mind. The sound of a slap echoed through the empty kitchen. Tears sprang to my eyes.

"Don't push me! Adam isn't here to protect you. Don't think for a second that I won't hurt you if you mouth up to me. "

He grabbed my hair and gave it a hard tug to prove his point. "Understand me?"

I nodded stifly.

"Now, make dinner. And make sure to keep that mark covered up; Drew's staying for dinner. " he went to walk away but stopped and continued. "If you think of telling Adam, I'll make you regret it. I'm serious, Lia. "

He left after that.

I wiped away my tears and went to work.