STAND UP

ETHAN’S POV “Wait, no…no, you can’t throw me out, Ethan. You can’t!” she screamed. Disgust filled me and I scoffed at her useless words. My eyes moved to the staff who still stood at the sides waiting for my orders. “Drag her out of my house. With her things besides her,” I hissed, and I could hear her frantic breathing as she tried to run closer to me. Lucky for her, she was held still by one of the staff. “Ethan, what are you doing to her?” A sharp, familiar voice called as he ran down the stairs. I turned almost immediately—my eyes fixing on the new intruder, James. My lips curled venomously seeing him as I spat. “Oh look, Jennifer. Your guiding angel is here,” I mocked. I could see the way he clenched his hands into a fist beside him. His jaws tightened hard as he gritted. “I don’t have time for your nonsense, Ethan. Jennifer is the mother of your child, how can you treat her like this?” I could see the genuine annoyance in his face as he spoke. And the sight only made my throat ti