Ariella’s POV
I was three steps past her when a hand shot out and grabbed me.
Fingers twisted viciously into my hair, yanking me backward so hard the roots screamed.
Pain exploded white-hot across my scalp. My feet scrambled for balance…I caught myself on one knee instead of eating dirt again.
Sophia’s voice hissed right against my ear, low and trembling with rage.
“You think just because you grew a spine overnight you can talk to me like that? All it takes is one call, you little b***h. One f*****g call and I’ll have you disappear so fast your stupid spine…”
I didn’t let her finish.
Something inside me snapped…clean through, like a rope that had been fraying for years…Just like it did in the game hall when I slapped her to sleep.
Memories crashed in like a tidal wave.
Two days a
