The door slammed behind me, and I shrank back in fear, losing all my earlier boldness.

He threw me onto the sofa with all his might. I instinctively held my belly and looked at his bloodshot eyes in horror. "W – what are you trying to do?”

"Oh, now you are afraid. Were you not fearless earlier?” He sneered and held my chin with one hand.

He said coldly, “Am I a cheater? Am I fickle? Am I unable to distinguish right from wrong? Am I ...