Betrayed By My Ex: I Married His Uncle
I wanted to scream, but no one seemed to believe me.
I didn’t mean to, but fear propelled me faster than thought. I collided into her, pushing her aside in my panic. A tray clattered to the floor, plates shattering loudly. Someone gasped. Someone else shouted. I didn’t look back.
They were giving me a weird look for running with a cat chasing me. The culprit evaded the maid, having absolutely no interest in attacking her, then chased after me.
All I knew was that I had to get away.
My heartbeat drowned everything else out, the footsteps, the voices, the world around me. The walls blur, and I immediately dart up the stairs, running faster than my legs had before, searching for anywhere to fin