When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 13

Chapter 13



"Melanie, what did you just say? I dare you to repeat it!" Clyde let go of Kayla's hand and stormed to where I stood.

Rocky growled again, prompting the officers to pull him away quickly.

I cleaned my tears and looked at Clyde coldly. "I said we're getting a divorce. Are you deaf? You are acting like this even in the police station. We had nothing left between us, Clyde. Let's have a good ending. Let's divorce. I'll take my dog and make way for your mistress."

Tears rolled down my cheeks. I wasn't sure if I was acting or if the pain was real.

Something flitted across his eyes before he became enraged again. "You're divorcing me over a dog? Am I worth less to you than a dog? I swear I'll remove that mutt today, and nobody can stop me."

I held Rocky close as Kayla grabbed Clyde. She was practically gleaming with excitement. "Clyde, let it go. Why lower yourself to argue with a beast?"

As Kayla spoke, her eyes gleamed, all victorious-like at me.

Brenda spat in disgust. "Shameless creature. Can't you see, Clyde? It's not about the dog. Melanie is divorcing you because of everything else, right?"

The police station was buzzing with people, and bystanders began to interrupt.

defends the mistress? What a shame. Just get a divorce." "Such a big man, taking his anger out on a dog? That says a

lady, if it comes down to it, file for divorce. Isn't

ushering us into an office. I knew it was

something to his colleagues, their expressions changing as they looked at Clyde. The Patterson family's

with sympathy. "It's hard to judge family matters, but... if you need

could offer within her capacity. I nodded at

was fussing over Clyde.

endured the day before. What was the big deal? I

there!" Clyde's commanding voice echoed, but I didn't

"Scum of the earth, why bother with it? Waiting to

and nuzzled my leg. I patted his head and kept walking.

ready to follow, but Kayla's whiny voice stopped him. "Clyde, I'm having an allergic

I shook my head and

reaction for the entire time at the station, and suddenly,

stay with me when I got home, but

began, "Melanie, my son's settled in Aurorea and wants to

the leash

then..." I didn't know what to say. As a neighbor, she had

always the risk he'd get hurt if I wasn't