19

Nineteen

*Freya*

I wished Connor hadn't left. As soon as he walked out of my room, the feeling of depression came rushing back. Even though he had promised to come back and check on me tomorrow, I couldn't shake the overwhelming loneliness that consumed me like a bucket of cold water. As I was about to lie down, I removed my gown with a gentle tug. Suddenly, the door of my room swung open with such force that it made me scream in terror.

Before I could make sense of what was happening, I was roughly pulled out of my bed and shoved to the wall with such a force that I felt the breath knock out of my lungs. "Let me fucking go you animal!" I screamed, feeling impossible anger rise up within me.

"You have 10 seconds to confess to me. What are you doing with Connor? What is between you and him!"As his breath brushed against my ear, I felt chills run down my spine and goosebumps rise on my skin. The instant he pulled me out of bed, I knew it was him. Only he had the audacity to enter