Chp 3 Pt. 1 Darkness Is Creeping In

Ahsoka

As soon as I reach the porch the door flies open. I can smell the alcohol on his breath. He looks past me at Nico and then glares daggers at me. He grabs me by my arm, dragging me inside and slamming the door shut. I stand in the middle of the foyer watching him pace back and forth. He turns towards me and back hands me, causing me to fall to the ground. I cower against the back of the couch, my hand to my cheek.

“I thought I’d surprise you by coming home early but I come home to an empty house. Where were you!”

My hands shake as I sign that I was at a bonfire. He make me stand by pulling on my hair, putting his face in mine. He backs away from me and points at the front door.

“Who was that boy you were just with.”

“Just a boy from school who offered me a ride home.”

He chucks his glass across the room. It shatters, sending glass flying all over the floor. He grabs me by the throat and shoves me against the wall.

“You are mine, no one is going to take you from me.”

He shoves m