He actually used the incident from last time to threaten her!
Her voice, shrill with fear and anger, tears slid from her eyes and fell down her cheeks, "How can you treat me this way?"
The man's gaze landed on her tearful eyes, as if something had touched him, and trembled slightly.
Her tears made him feel exceedingly uncomfortable.
Looking into his eyes, she felt a tightness in his chest.
Between them, it seemed as if something had been severed; he was on this side, while Amanda Smith was on the other, becoming more distant.
This unfamiliar feeling, ineffable yet clear, stood as a barrier between them; he simply wanted her to return to her former self, to be as she was before. Why... would she not comply?
He looked at her darkly, disappointed and seemingly angry at Amanda Smith's disobedience.
"Amanda Smith," he began quietly, questioning, "have you allowed any other man to touch you?"
