LETTICE

His eyes gleamed with anger and despair. He wanted to cry, but I fueled his inner anger so much that the regret and resentment were stronger. There was a great deal of hidden emotion behind those words he had thrown at me.

I didn’t have the time to avoid it. Instead of waiting for the inevitable to happen, I held out my hand again, this time a little more demanding. As he did not take it voluntarily, I grabbed his forearm and jerked him towards me.

“Then you definitely need to come ...