The moment Shay exclaimed, Nicole froze while her face instantly turned pale. She didn't want him to know, and to make matters worse, she had lied to him earlier when he asked if she was injured anywhere.
"I-"
"Quiet. We'll talk about that later." After Shay spat out these words, he placed her hand back on the table and stood up to go upstairs.
Nicole shrank in her seat the moment he left. It was over. It was all over. Nicole didn't know what he would do this time, now that she had lied outrightly. It was making her scared because she wasn't sure what move he would make on her this time.
