The harsh sound of Kolton's voice sliced through the silence like a blade, yanking Kimi from her hazy memories back to the present moment. She caught sight of his reflection in the mirror, and her heart stopped cold at what she saw there.
His eyes held a disappointment so profound it made her stomach clench, but beneath that lay something far worse. Something that made her blood run cold. Pure, unbridled hatred.
She spun around to face him directly, her hands trembling. "Kolton, please let me—"
"LET YOU WHAT? MAKE MORE EXCUSES? TELL ME MORE LIES?"
His roar echoed off the walls, causing her entire body to recoil instinctively from the raw fury in his voice.
She shook her head frantically, desperation clawing at her throat. "Kolton, you have to listen to me. I swear I don't understand what—"
Her words died as his hand shot out, fingers wrapping around her throat and slamming her back against the mirror with brutal force.
