Chapter 4

I slapped him twenty-two times.

I slapped him until my hand went numb and I couldn't lift my arm. I slapped him until his parents, who had always adored me, grabbed my hands.

"That's enough, Chloe. Every man makes a mistake or two."

"Ethan knows he messed up. He'll cut things off with that girl the second we get home. Chloe, sweetheart, I promise you, his father will keep an eye on him. If he ever does this again, we'll disown him."

Ethan didn't say a word. Until...

He heard Aria sobbing inside the room. He snapped his head up to look at me.

"Aria, I'm so sorry. Let's go home and talk about this, okay?"

"Chloe, I'm sorry. Do whatever you want to me, I'm a monster. But please, let's go home first."

"Are you done? If you are, I need to go back inside. Aria is scared."

Before he could even finish, I couldn't hold it in anymore. I turned around, gripped the trash can in the hallway, and threw up.

Cold sweat poured down my forehead. A sharp, violent pain in my abdomen almost made me collapse. My legs were shaking uncontrollably.

If anyone had cared enough to look closer, they would have noticed how deathly pale I was.

I stumbled out of the hotel and called Rachel.

"Come pick me up. I can barely stand."