Author's point of view...
Ericka shot Nathan a helpless glance before hanging her head, fighting back the urge to cry. She didn't know what that feeling truly was but she literally felt trapped in something even more dangerous this time.
Nathan was overly domineering. It was like he had been controlling her entire world without being noticed by her. But in reality, he was trying to protect her. It's just that his way of caring was a bit different from others; people might get suffocated sometimes because of his overly domineering attitude.
It was true that Ericka's family was far from being a caring and loving one. They no longer cared about her. Actually they never ever cared about her at all.
Though Nathan already heard about them from his men, the way her father behaved with her earlier, left him with no other choice but to cut them off from life. He prepared his mind that he would never let any of them bully her anymore. Despite truly trying to keep her safe, he just forc