I kept quiet while he dragged me to the car because I was scared I would say something to offend him, which would be the last thing I would do.

I had already broken a serious rule and I might as well be punished like the way he punished Asher the other day or the way he killed the man in the boutique.

The fear of not getting to say my final goodbye to my grandmother made me sad as I turned back to look at her, but she was clueless about what was happening but was only smiling.

I turned to ...