Ugly Beast by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2019-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Abriana stared at the cookbook Ugly Beast had given her and checked through the list of ingredients again. She then read through the instructions, and again, it all was the same. She had followed everything.

Only the roast chicken was black on the outside and still raw in the center. Cooking shouldn’t be this hard. She’d watched a few of the celebrity chefs, and they made it look super easy.

“What did I do wrong?”

She sniffled, upset that nothing was working. Every night Ugly Beast arrived home, she had no choice but to order takeout. He didn’t offer to take her to his club, and she didn’t ask to go.

Since her little meltdown, she had tried to keep her distance. He’d also not tried to sleep with her.

“Can’t cook. Can’t socialize. I can’t even keep him happy in the bedroom.” The only thing he had complimented was her ability to clean. She could make a room sparkle, that was for sure.

Raven hadn’t been by to see her in the past week. She figured that had something to do with Ugly Beast being with her. Since their trip to the bar, she hadn’t really been alone. When he got the call a few hours ago, he looked unsure to leave her here. She didn’t mind being left here.

She wasn’t going to burn his house down.

The bird had caught fire. Pressing her hands to her face, she tried to breathe, but it was no good.

Picking up the oven tray, she let out a gasp, as the pan was also too hot.

Just as she was about to use the oven gloves, there was a knock at the door.

If it was Ugly Beast, he’d walk on in. Even Raven didn’t wait for the door to be opened. Nursing her burning hand, she walked toward the door, and when she saw her father on the other side, she panicked.

He was waiting for her to answer, and she’d not been quiet about approaching the door. He could probably hear her from the other side.

“Stop being a baby, Abriana. Open the fucking door.”

She didn’t cry.

Opening the door, she cried out as he shoved it open, taking her by surprise. The force of him opening it caused her to collide with the wall.

Falling to the floor, she gasped as her father’s fingers suddenly went around her neck, pulling her up from the floor.

She grabbed his arm, stopping him, but he’d cut off her air supply and panic flooded her. She hadn’t been this afraid in what felt like a lifetime.

Ugly Beast didn’t raise his hand to her, or make her scared.

Sure, he had this scary look, but that was when he was deep in thought. She also knew her husband had nightmares. She heard him cry out at night, and minutes later he’d go downstairs to have a drink. She had tried to talk to him the first time, but he told her to go to bed and not to come to him when he did cry out.

She left him alone.

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