Beyond Love
“There's something familiar about your look and your name. Is there something you're hiding?”
He claimed to be trying to figure out where he knew me from. My mind skipped, and immediately I cast a narrative that would divert his attention.
"I am just an orphan staying with my foster parents. There is nothing special about me, "I replied, my voice pulsing with the trouble to maintain countenance.
“You are Elah, Ethan's wife.” Fear struck my heart.
The situation took a threatening turn when Thomas, inspired by his lost curiosity, tried to get intimate with me.