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Sheknows.Sheknows.She fucking knows.
I stared at her in shock and spluttered out a denial. She didn’t argue with me. She glanced at me and walked away. If I felt anxious before, it was nothing compared to now. I have dry-heaved over my toilet three times already. I watched her every move as the party continued, but she didn’t make a scene. Emery enjoyed the party as if she hadn’t accused me of sleeping with her husband.
Is it still an accusation if she is right?
I wanted to get Xavier alone to let him know, but she never left his side. She threaded her arm through his and paraded their marriage like the fucking show it is. She then encouraged him to take Huxley and his father out for drinks.
That could only mean one thing:she was going to kill me.
The moment that thought enters my brain, my bedroom lights shut off. I rush to the switch and flick it on and off but to no avail. I try all the light switches, but none of them work.
“Shit!” My voice cracks. I try and find my phone, but I can’t.
“Let’s go,” Emery says from outside.
As much as I don’t want to, I know the only way out of this is to speak to her. She wouldn’t hurt me, at least not with her baby inside me.
Even in the dark, I can see the surprise on her face at my compliance. She doesn’t wait for me as she walks back to the house. The night brings a chilly breeze. Or maybe that’s the coldness seeping from her. Either way, I should have changed out of this red dress. If she does try to hurt me, how will she know when to stop when the colour of my blood will camouflage into this dress?
We walk up the three flights of stairs until hidden in her private room. The sound of the lock turning stops my heart beating.
“What are you going to do?”
She turns her phone flashlight on, and the shadows cast an evil look on her face. She holds her finger up to silence me as she answers a call. “Hello.”
In the silence, Xavier’s question can be heard clearly. “Why did you use the breaker and turn off the electricity?”
“What do you mean?” She inspects her nails.
“What are you doing?” he snaps. “Turn it back on.”
“I don’t need the lights.” She stares at my dress. “I seered.”
Silence. The only sound piercing through it is the pounding of my heart.
“Don’t do anything stupid,” he warns. “I’m coming home.”
“To me orher?”
“Emery.”
“I’ll see you soon.”
I want to tell him to get here as fast as he can, but fear of the consequences keeps me quiet.
“Where is she? Did you hurt her?”
“Come home to me, and she won’t be hurt. You go toherfirst… well, let’s just say the gas switch is still on, and I’m sure I can find a match somewhere.”
“Stay there.”
She hangs up.
“Why did you turn the electricity off?” I ask.
She rounds me and takes a seat at the table. She uses her foot to push the other chair out. “Take a seat.”
