[Music recommendation: Secession Studios - Fables]
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"You had to go whoring around with someone else while I was the one waiting for you patiently!"
Suddenly, Jacob reached out, grabbing her chin in a harsh, bruising grip and yanking her forward until his face hovered only inches away from hers.
"You had to betray me by sleeping around with another man," he snarled, his spit flying against her skin. "Shamefully moving into his house, letting him touch you, when I… I, baby, was always right here for you."
An uncontrollable shiver wracked Aliana's entire body. Her stomach twisted into nauseating knots at the sound of that specific endearment that only Gavriel used… the only man who was ever allowed to call her that.
Outside, heavy storm clouds rapidly gathered in the once-clear sky. Thunder and lightning began their violent dance. The flashes of lightning pierced through the small window to illuminate the dark, dingy space, casting erratic light over Jacob's manic features.
