Chapter 21: A Harrowing Confrontation
As Alexander's patience wore thin and his frustration reached a boiling point, he could no longer contain the raging storm of emotions within him. With a primal fury burning in his eyes, he unleashed his pent-up rage upon the door of Nikki's room, the wood splintering beneath the force of his onslaught.
The door swung open, revealing Nikki cowering in the corner, her form trembling with fear and anguish. Her tear-stained face buried in her knees was a heartbreaking sight, a stark reminder of the havoc his actions had wrought upon her fragile psyche.
But Alexander's anger brooked no sympathy, no mercy. With a savage growl, he lunged forward, seizing Nikki by the shoulders and wrenching her upright. She gasped in pain as he pinned her against the wall, his fingers closing around her throat with a vice-like grip.
Nikki's breath caught in her throat, her heart pounding like a drumbeat in her chest as she struggled to comprehend the depth of his fury. The room spun around her, the walls closing in as Alexander's rage consumed them both.
"Look at me!" he demanded, his voice a menacing snarl.
But Nikki dared not meet his gaze, her eyes fixed on some distant point beyond his shoulder, her mind consumed by a whirlwind of terror and despair. She felt as though she were drowning in a sea of darkness, the weight of his wrath pressing down upon her like an anchor dragging her to the depths.
As Alexander's grip tightened around her throat, cutting off her air supply, Nikki's world narrowed to a single point of agony. She knew that she was at his mercy, that her fate now hung in the balance between life