Chapter 4

"Anna, stop right there!" Richard's furious yell rang out behind me, but I didn't stop.

My fingers had just brushed the cold metal of the doorknob when James lunged forward, his hand closing like a vise around my wrist.

"What is wrong with you now? Running away to threaten us? Grow up, Anna!" he demanded through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing.

I was not threatening. I was just leaving, that was all.

I looked him dead in the eye. "Let go."

"I'm not letting go! If you walk out that door today, don't you ever come back!" he snapped, his…