Chapter 71 Backup Plan

• ~Neela~
• My paranoia was hitting an all-time high, and I hated that. I spent the ride back to the cabin looking out the window repeatedly. I was too tense to play with Cooper, and he was a bit bummed out. A part of me felt like I was being watched from getting into the car at the hotel, and another part of me was saying that I was nuts.
• I put nothing past Steven, nothing at all. Me disappearing is more than a slap to his face. I know that if he were ever to find me, I might just lose my life. His anger would consume him, and those were the beatings that spun out of control. He would be so worked up that it was almost like he went into a blind rage. He saw nothing outside of beating me. Those were some of the scariest times, and I learned to do what I needed to keep that from becoming a regular thing.