Nova looked at Mark in disbelief, his eyes filled with hatred that hurt her deeply.

"All I did was tell the truth. What, it's okay to do it but not to say it? Are they embarrassed by that too?"

"Nova, what did you do to make your dad so angry this time?" Evelyn, her stepmother, was peeking from behind the door, watching everything. Seeing Nova get slapped hard brought a twisted sense of pleasure to her.

Evelyn pushed the door open and walked lightly towards Mark, taking his ...