“Get up!” I implored anxiously. “What if Lyle barges in and sees us together? There would be a lot of people with him. All of his wicked friends.” I shoved him again. If he wanted to be with me, we cannot be seen together yet.

 

“Alright. Give me a kiss, and I will obey you, albeit reluctantly.” Christopher rubbed his eyes and sat up. Without his usual mischief, coupled with his disheveled hair, he looked just like a child forced to wake up before he had slept his fill.

 

The voices outside grew more intense; it wasn’t the time to argue. I hurriedly kissed him on the cheek so that he would leave.

in the movies and disappeared out of sight. I hurried

exact moment, the door swung open, revealing Lyle at the entrance with a stony expression. Behind him, Sabrina winked at me and peered around Lyle to confirm that

saw that I was already awake and that displeased him. “Why didn’t you come out since you were awake?” He shouted. “Do you have anyone hiding

to accuse me of? I ignored

said but spoke before thinking it through. It was a pet peeve

 

The only thing I could do was to put myself in his shoes to gauge his thoughts. That meant channeling

wait in my room before inviting a crowd over to witness my shame? Heck, why don’t you call the elders too?

because I was already involved with Christopher. But Lyle’s antics and his unwillingness to grant me a divorce had absolved me of my guilt a long time

 

stop this mad

to remain silent,” Lyle snarled. Turning back to

scumbag? Try and harm Eve again with me here and see what happens. In a world of scumbag men, one as scummy as you is a

implored, looking over

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