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Landon didn’t leave He didn’t untie her

He simply watched her

“I hate you You know that? I hate you and your family”

“I know”

“Ugh, stop being so agreeable It sucks Do you know that? It sucks to watch you To see you I hate all of this” She kept on spewing vile words she didn’t evenhi more than second best

“I need to use the bathroom”

She watched hi a bucket beneath her chair

“Are you kidding ht now?” she asked

“It is what it is”

She gritted her teeth Hatred filled her She shook her head “If you loved someone, you wouldn’t do this to them”

“I have no reason to believe you wouldn’t escape”

She laughed “As ht nohere exactly would I go? I have no identification No passport I don’t kno your uncle gotI have nofroo back to your uncle’s Great plan, they woul

d just send reat plan Ito pretend I don’t want to punch you in the face, but I’m not stupid either”

“You can punch me if you want”

“I’ive it a try but not when you expect it”