Chapter 9

Samuel stormed back into the restaurant with a dark, stormy look on his face. Without saying a word, he dragged Elise out and drove straight home. The moment they stepped inside, he shoved her onto the bed and leaned over her with force. Samuel seemed determined to prove a point to Annabelle. She wasn't the only one who could find someone else. Elise was initially startled by how rough he was being, but it only took a second for her to figure out what he was trying to do. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and leaned into him. "Sam..." she moaned softly. Samuel was burying his face in her neck, biting at her skin, when Elise's voice snapped him back to his senses. He sat up straight and glanced toward the door, as if expecting someone. But after waiting for a long time, no one came through. He ran a hand through his hair and pulled away from Elise. Elise sat frozen on the couch with her clothes still half undone. She assumed Samuel was just too drunk to get in the mo