I nod and go back to curl up under him as he curses under his breath. Emanating so much fury, I can feel the waves coming off him. I have seen him like this before and know he would never hurt me; his head is all on pounding the face of Claude. Arry has a zero-to-rage setting that kicks in when anyone ever lays a hand on me, and I just flipped that switch.

“I don’t want to go back… I hate Paris. I hate everything about our life there and the people in my school. I hate him for ...