Chapter Twenty Nine

"I believe I am a skilled actor. How do you feel?" What? He is playing. He was on the bed when I found him, grinning wickedly. He had everything arranged. Why?

“Why?”

"This is just between us. You do bring Jessie along with you. Pay me back and go away from here. There is no need to establish connections with anyone. You ignored my request to leave her alone." He arrived faster than I could blink, and he tightened his grip on my neck.

"You're dead if something happens to Jessie today." His hold on my nape was really tight. Jenna told Ronald a lie.

"Ronald, Ronald, please, I'm having trouble breathing."

"When I'm with you, I want this. Think before you breathe or speak. Pause. Rose, your life is in my hands. Now that she has left, you must repay twice as much." He, not I, was the one who told her everything. He shoved me onto the bed without giving me a chance to react, and immediately my pants fell out.

"What are you doing, Ronald? Stop it.” He won't pay attention to me, though. Right