Bastard.
“Let her go!” I shouted, marching towards him in rage. I wasn’t going to let him kill another friend, not tonight, not ever. Glaring at him only made the wicked smirk on his face widen. Before I could reach them, Ezra threw her down on the ground.
Quickly, I ran to her side, untying the rag around her mouth. “What the f**k?!” she screamed, eyes maddened at being tied and gagged. She looked over her shoulder at Ezra towering over us the cautiously pressed her body into mine as I untied her wrists. I could feel her racing heartbeat through the palms of her trembling hands. “Why are you doing this?”
Ezra kept a level head as he spoke, showing no signs of error in what he’d done, circling us condescendingly. “My Lilah needed the company this summer, cramped in this house. Everyone
