When Helen arrived at the house, Crystal felt like everything had changed. She had fallen in love with Nathan, but when she discovered that the other woman was pregnant, all of her insecurities came rushing back to her. It felt like everything that he had done for her had been in a dream.
In that dream, she was like a child who had stolen ice cream, stolen happiness, and had then, finally, been told that it was just a dream. The ice cream and happiness had been nothing but a dream.
Nathan looked at Crystal and said, "If anyone dares to touch you, I will kill them."
"Including Eric?" Crystal asked. She carefully eyed Nathan so that she could gauge his response.
Nathan leaned forward and grabbed her shoulders, and she was overwhelmed by his hot breath. Then he bit her earlobe and said, "I'm not fine. He doesn't want to live a good life. Do you understand?" After saying these domineering words, his eyes changed to a more complex color.
