Chapter 22: Hello Family
(TYLER)
Sasha laughs gruffly and then focuses on my face again. "Of course not. The bruising should be gone by the time of the wedding. If not, I suppose Mother has some make-up that will help hide them away." He frowns. "But that burst lip will be much harder to hide."
"Maybe you should just put a bag over my head and get it over with.
"No," he says with a serious face. "I reserve that treatment for executions."
"Good Lord!" I shiver, wondering what it is about me that attracted this vile monster.
"You’re hungry?" he suddenly changes the subject as he turns to walk down the hall.
I hurry fast behind him. "Yes." My shoes muffle on the thick carpet beneath.
"I can tell. You look like you’re starving." He mocks. "That’s what happens when you don’t eat."
The way he hesitates makes me think he is waiting for some sort of response from me. When it doesn’t come, he continues. "That baby is probably sucking all the nutrients you take in for itself.
I circle my belly. "Probably."
"You still want to get rid of that pregnancy? Do you honestly not care about the baby?"