AVALON
With Asher gone, all I could do was stare at Merrick. A few seconds ago, he gave me the biggest scare of my life. And right now, I didn’t know what to think of him.
I held my sides and pursed my lips to stop me from making a sound. Pain, today, became something I had to experience first hand. If it wasn’t Asher’s rough handling, it was Merrick’s push. I’m tired of it. I just wanted to leave and to my room where I could curl up like a ball in a corner.
But I couldn’t move. Not with the way my sides were throbbing with pain – I was sure it would leave a mark. And definitely not with the way my ankle – I looked down at the spot. It was red, it was swollen and it hurt like hell – was.
Merrick was a lot calm now, and when he turned, he muttered something under his breath. “s**t, Ava
