Pushed Too Far,
Chapter 1
She'd been ordering him around all day, and he'd just about had it. "Back off, Mare," he said warningly as he started to walk away. "You don't get to tell me what to do."
"Like hell I don't!" she shouted, grabbing his arm to physically prevent him from leaving. "Don't you dare walk away from me, Marshall. You're—"
"I'm what?" he demanded, whirling around to face her. "Your property?"
"Don't be ridiculous—"
"What am I, Mare? You don't want me, but you don't want anyone else to have me either. Have you ever stopped to think about what I want? About how you're keeping me from being happy?"
She fell silent, stunned by his outburst. "I don't—"
"You have to make a decision, Mare," he said quietly, looking utterly defeated. "Either you take a chance with me, or you let me go. This... limbo... you're keeping me in... It's tearing me apart..."