Chapter 71

• Nicholas
• After Eliana locked me outside, I left for my study, slowly and barely aware of my movements. My head hung, my arms swinging loosely on my sides. Every time I closed my eyes, her teary face flashed behind my eyelids. Her screams of hurt and something I couldn't describe after she closed that door left my head ringing.
• "Aargh fuck!" I kicked the study room door after closing it, barely feeling the pain on my toes.