Chapter 3

I walk out into the hallway, shutting Hunter's bedroom door firmly behind me. It's my way of telling Hunter to stay in his room until I come back and get him. I wouldn't want him to work into something he shouldn't see. I breathe deeply as I walk towards the master bedroom, trying to calm myself. I didn't know what mood he will be in.

I never did… but it always ended the same way…

I stopped outside the door, preparing myself. I placed my hand on the door knob, turning it quickly but quietly in case I got any ideas about hightailing it back to Hunter's room. But I know l will inevitably have to face him, so with a protective hand on my stomach, I enter our bedroom. l see him immediately, perched on the edge of our bed, with a piece of paper in his battered hands. His head flies up, pinning me in my place with his bloodshot eyes.

"Where were you?" He demands, his raspy voice causing a shiver to run down my spine. I swallow, trying to ensure my voice is clear. He hates it when I stutter.

"I accidently fell asleep in Hunter's room again. The baby has just been tuckering me out. I'm so sorry," I reply in a calm voice. After being with him, albeit not willingly, for over 5 years, I've managed to find out exactly what pisses him off.

A lot of things piss him off… and believe me, I have the scars to prove it...

He scoffs at my reason, not appeased by my excuse. He never is.

He slowly stands and begins to walk towards me, putting me more on edge. "You spoil that boy, he's gonna end up a complete sap and never amount to anything," he spits at me, his nose now pressing into my left cheek, his dark eyes glaring into my soul, burning my very being away with one stare. I'm frozen in place, like a cobra with its prey.

I hate him touching me. It makes my skin crawl, but I would never and could never voice that fact. He would kill me and my unborn child...and then what about Hunter? How selfish of me would it be to abandon him in this hell by himself! No, we will face it together, until our time comes to escape this hell hole.

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