Chapter 6

A shrill cry burst out at once.

"What did you just do?" Charlotte yelled and pretended to freak out.

A dark figure lunged toward Sophia in quick strides. Before she could make out who it was, a fierce blow was aimed straight at her face.

It was Henry.

Sophia was slammed to the ground. Half her face went numb at once, and blood trickled out of her ear canal.

Henry's hand clamped tightly around her neck and squeezed slowly. His eyes were bloodshot, burning with a rage that made him want to carve her apart with a knife.

"I thought…