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.

the bowl, yet I say, "I am so clumsy." The cuts from the other day are slowly healing and I removed the bandaids. Shards reopen some of

on the floor before deciding to go to

demonios? What the

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

me and I bite my bottom lip, trying to hide my chin

am sorry," I

a bitch, Mose. I thought you guys finally found a woman to put up with Rueben's bullshit but she is clearly being abused." Alma's loud voice makes me flinch because I don't want to create problems for anyone. Who is she anyway? Their girlfriend or something? But I never heard them mention her.

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.*

simple words that mean more than they should. Is it because of the

"I am the one who dropped the food on the floor, not Olivia." Rueben snorts, not believing Mose. Why would he, anyway? It is easier

bitch, I mean her,"

used to have for me was replaced by hate a long time ago. But he still remembers things about me, like me not being able to learn Spanish. Even reading was a challenge in the beginning. I think I have dyslexia but I was never diagnosed

really feel about you. Not to mention how disappointed I am with Mose. I thought you were better."