“Yes, I should tell you everything. If nobody sent you here, and you just came to see me, I’ll have to make sure you’re okay. That means that you need to know what’s going on. From this moment on, you must listen to me. You'll have to do what I’m saying and when I say it,” Ryan said with authority.
“In your dreams, Ryan,” Kate replied haughtily. “I don’t take orders from anyone, and...”
“You’ll take them from me,” Ryan interrupted her in an implacable tone of voice. “Your life depends on that, Kate, and you have to get that through your thick skull. Do you hear me?”
“More drama?” she mocked him to mask her fear.
“Drama, you say,” Ryan shouted at Kate. “You, stupid, little girl! This is not drama. This is the reality. Do you understand, Kate? If I must hog-tie you, I’ll do it. But you’l
