Chapter 5

Donovan Moretti stepped forward and violently shoved Brenda Davis aside.

“Mr. Thorne… why are you here?”

The blood I’d lost soaked through the sheets, and my stomach was red and purple from the beating, swollen to a horrifying size.

Ethan looked at me, his eyes bloodshot, then whipped his head around and roared.

“Who gave you the nerve to touch my woman and my child?!”

Sophia, her face streaked with tears, tugged at Ethan’s sleeve.

“Ethan, please don’t blame my mom. If you’re going to punish anyone, punish me. It’s all my fault, I couldn’t stop her…”

Sophia cried breathlessly,…