Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Nicholas's coat flapped as if stirred by an invisible wind. He approached me with fury. He stepped closer, yanked open the car door, and grabbed my wrist. "Are you trying to run me over?"

He pulled me out of the car. The next second, he pinched my chin and lifted my face to meet his furious gaze. It was filled with a world-ending hatred as if he wanted to devour me whole. Nicholas glared at me and snapped, "Who told you to run away?"

It was completely normal to want to leave him. Yet, my struggles only fueled his anger further.

His grip tightened on my shoulder, holding me in place for a full five seconds as he threatened, "Try to run again, and see what will happen!"

Pain shot through my body, deep into my bones. Infuriated, I shoved him away. "Nicholas, who do you think you are? Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?"

Wendy saw the tension rising and squeezed in, trying to play peacemaker, but Nicholas pushed her back into the car.

"You stay here... Until she gets out of school!"

He still struggled to accept that I had a daughter now. He paused slightly as he mentioned Tabitha.

Once a child entered the picture, it felt like love, hatred, and everything in between should fade away. But the debts between us meant neither would find peace.

Nicholas shoved me into his car, with Beth sitting in the front. I didn't want to make a scene with him in front of an outsider, especially since Tabitha was about to finish school. I didn't want them to meet.

eyes with the driver in the rearview mirror, and the partition in the car obediently

thought he just wanted to talk. I had to wait for Tabitha,

could say

in. He

arms over my shoulder,

space between

close that our

if we

breath, afraid to move. His dark eyes glistened with a hint

him so well, yet three years had passed in the blink of an eye, and

reflecting an unintentional

Claudia. Even a stray touch to my hair made

my head slightly, trying

a woman? It's not very gentlemanly. If you have something to say,

He grabbed

to you? Is this too