It was like a bucket of cold water had been dumped over my head, and I felt like I had been plunged into an icy abyss.

Olivia’s face turned blue with anger, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Look! Does that even sound like something a human would say? He’s got the nerve to ask you not to call the police! I swear, I just want to rip that filthy mouth of his right off!"

It felt like a giant hand had grabbed hold of my heart, squeezing it so tightly that ...