Pamela was shoved to the ground, but instead of anger, she felt an unsettling stillness. She didn’t move, only stared up at Gary, her heart heavy but resolute.
“Gary, calm down,” she said softly, her voice steady despite the tremor in her chest. “Listen to what Eloise has to say. You shouldn’t have hit her. No matter what happened, she didn’t deserve that.”
Eloise stood there, pale as a ghost, her body frozen with shock. She reached down to help Pamela, but before she could, someone grabbed her wrist. The grip was firm and harsh.
“Don’t touch my Luna with your filthy hands!” Gary’s voice was sharp, cutting through the tension in the room like a blade.
Eloise stood frozen, filthy hands? She shook her head slowly, unable to respond with words, her body trembling as the words hit her like
