Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

180. Olivia - New friend III

Tyson and Rueben enter the kitchen, Diva behind them.

Tyson's angry gaze stops on me before going to the floor. "What the fuck happened?" he snarls, making Miss Teapot hiss at him. "Keep your voice low, you are scaring the cat," the woman snaps at Tyson.

Diva pushes Rueben out of her way so she can get to the fried rice on the floor.

"If Diva gets hurt because you are so fucking stupid-" Tyson elbows Rueben in the stomach right in the middle of the sentence.

Not wanting Diva or Miss Teapot to eat from the floor and accidentally swallow parts of the broken bowl, I drop to my knees and start cleaning the mess with my hands. "I am so sorry," I say while I grab pieces of the broken bowl. Why I am asking for forgiveness, I am not sure, but I keep repeating 'I am so sorry' like a mantra of some sort. Not that apologizing has ever helped me.

"Stop," Mose says.

Tyson grabs Diva by the collar around her neck, preventing her from getting close to the fried rice.

who had dropped the bowl, yet I say, "I am so clumsy." The cuts from the other day are slowly

the floor before deciding to go to her basket, curl inside

the hell?" the woman

Alma!" Mose raises his voice. "Stop," he orders me but my body takes over and I can't stop myself, not until I am done. Rueben warned me that he didn't want me in the same room as him while I live here. Not even a day later, I am already breaking rules. It's like I am begging to

the counter and grabs my arms and yanks me up. "I said stop, damn you!" he yells at me and I bite my bottom lip, trying to hide my chin trembling. It is the first time I see Mose angry and he is as scary as

am sorry," I

is clearly being abused." Alma's loud voice makes me flinch because I don't want to

go to him. "No one is abusing Olivia," he says as he comes to me. Mose lets go of me and Ansel yanks me to him and hugs me.

*I am here now.*

more than they should. Is it because of the

Rueben snorts, not believing Mose. Why would he, anyway? It is

bitch, I mean

learn Spanish. Even reading was a challenge in the beginning. I think I

bird. To Rueben, she says, "I don't have enough middle fingers to show you how I really feel about you. Not to mention how disappointed I am with Mose. I thought you were better." Looking