Chapter 10 Fury

"Shut up!" Gideon suddenly roared, scaring me. He and I had known each other for so long, and he'd never yelled at me like that, no matter how nasty I'd been to him in the past. I supposed things were different now that he'd become successful. He didn't need to fear me and butter me up like he used to. I was just a plaything to him now, and who would waste time pleasing a plaything? Bitterness and pain stabbed my heart again. I looked down and bit my lip, refusing to say anything else. Gideon looked at me for a long time before tearing my clothes apart and kissing me again. We'd been apart for some time, so his actions were passionate and urgent. They also carried a sort of vengeful intensity. Looking back, I regretted my actions. I regretted not treating him better in the past. Would he have fallen for me if I'd been nicer? He kept going until it was late at night. As I was about to drift off to sleep, he suddenly leaned close and growled into my ear, "You want to help Terence st