Chapter 4
Miriam
I sobbed as I locked the chain with the lock. Ice had acted really mean. I knew he couldn’t help it. He’d had enough control to send me away, so he wouldn’t hurt me. Still, to see him like that had scared the s**t out of me. What if he did something to himself in this condition? The thought startled me, and I hesitated. Maybe I should go back to him, making sure he was all right. But then I heard him roar and decided against it. At the moment he was unpredictable and dangerous. If he did something to me in this state, he would hate himself when he could think and act clearly again.
It occurred to me that he had nothing to change and decided to use the time to get some things for him. So I turned away from the door and ran down the stairs. The house was quiet. I had no i
