Chapter 30; A Manipulative Bastard

Coraline's POV

Elijah Warren was one manipulative bastard, I finally saw how he became a billionaire, he was good at getting people to do what he wanted. From the moment the first piece of pancake, I knew I was gone. My stomach cried silently for more food and it took everything in me not to grab the fork from his hand and feed myself.

God, what was I doing? Why was I wallowing in self-pity? Why was I hiding away from the real world? My baby was gone and she was never coming back, I had Becca to think about. I missed my baby girl so much, I missed having a purpose and a reason to get out of bed.

I should get back into the real world, my problems weren't going to go away if I kept hiding and sooner or later Elijah was going to get tired of taking care of me and he would snap.

'Although I was still enjoying the care he was giving me these days, maybe I should continue acting the way I was for another day or two.' A sneaky thought popped into my head. What the fuck? When did I become