Chapter 71

And - I kid you not - Stella's eyes are glassy. She shakes and Identify it as silent sobs. I am furious and I seek Kev out in the crowd. "Hold her," I pass her over to Belle and Rosalyn, who gently rocks the small girl. There is no smart remark from Jeremy, who also rubs Stella's shoulder. "What did you do to her? Why the fuck was she in the lake?" I ask Alfie's friend who seems just as confused.  "She was screaming at me, telling me to get away from her, and she fell in and I left and-" I cut off his rambling when I wind my fist back and ram it into his nose. I hear a satisfying crunch and blood gushes out. The girls scream and Alfie wrenches me back, fearing I might do it again. "You son of a bitch!" I shout, "You left her in a fucking lake while she's drunk off her ass? She could have drowned! She could have died!" The guys drag Alfie's friends back to the house, to get his nose checked out and I quickly return to Stella, demanding