CHAPTER 11

  I whisper, too afraid to say it out loud. As soon as I say it, it’s out there and I can’t ever take it back.

  “I don’t understand what that means?”

  He asks dropping his hands, I take a calming breath

  “Well my father— he- he um—“

  He clenches his fists together, his face falling, the look made me pause, afraid to say anymore

  “He did that to you?”

  Water pools in my eyes as I look up at him, my body stiff, afraid of his reaction. What if he rejects me?

  Instead of answering I nod, dropping my eyes. At least if he rejects me I won’t see his face. I didn’t want that image in my head.

  “How many times did he—-“

  I watch as his fists clenched and unclench, tears slowly start to run down my cheek as I shrug.

  “Don’t know. Normally I block it out”

  His growl rings around the room, my body going stiff as the feral noise sends a chill down my spine. My body trembling at the feral sound.