Tough decisions- III

"No." She shook her head, taking a step back and standing her ground. " I am not going to get anything injected inside me."

Adrian's expression visibly darkened, making her take another step back. "I see."

"Yes," she cried, " you have to understand what kind of situation this is. You cannot just put anything inside me!"

"I can, Joyce." He calmly stated. " I can put something inside you if I want to."

What? "No, no, you cannot—"

He raised his hand, showing her his palm. "That is enough. I don't want to hear another no from you. As my wife—"

"I do not want to be your wife! I was never asked to be your wife!" Joyce screamed at the top of her voice, snapping at him. " All of a sudden, one day at random, you decided that I was going to be gone for a while. Did you ask me? No…"

Fuck.

She gulped. That outburst had been unexpected but she had been holding on to it for such a long time that it just slipped out.