ELLA

“What fuck are you doing?”

I spin around so fast, my head almost comes off too. Darren never curses.

Ever.

He is standing in the doorway, his broad frame filling it, and the look on his face makes my blood turn to ice.

I have never seen him like this.

I have never seen him look so… animalistic and that scares the shit out of me.

“I SAID WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN HERE, ELLA?” He repeats, his voice cold, stuffing fear down my throat.

Those red-rimmed, exhausted eyes ...