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“Babe, that’s gross,” I say, adding a smile he will hopefully find cute

“You thinkinto his voice His hands squeeze erous This conversation is quickly going downhill, and I think I’ I don’t want to have sex with hi have to

“No,” I say slowly “The fact that I’ross”

My head is whipping to the side as an explosion of pain blooets in my face The fucker slapped me

“You don’t get to tell et to touch you and fuck you whenever the hell I please”

My cheek is on fire Tears prick at ets off on my tears and pain

He steps back, his arhast expression on his face

“We just got engaged I thought you’d be excited, River Most girls would be ripping their fiance’s clothes off right now I don’t get it”

Cue the et angry enough to realize I’est asshole next to Hitler, and he’d find a way to pull me back in with his manipulation and sords

“You said you’d stop hitting er

“Really, River? I think I’m the victim here I just put myself out there,I’ve never done for any other girl, and you have the nerve to reject me”

“I didn’t reject you, Ryan I said yes,” I say calmly He looks at me like I’m stupid

“You’re rejecting ritted teeth This is a losing battle, and I can feel the helplessness crawling in Is this what s, I wouldn’t get yelled at or hit?

No one can deny that Ryan’s love is safer than his anger But what he tries to hide is that there’s no such thing as loving you without hiry at you for it

I nod once “I am”