I almost tore off a chunk. I used to cry over his smallest cuts, but now, the pain drove me to bite with all I had.
Alex yelped in pain, let me go. I shoved Cecelia away and stopped her from ruining Mom's things.
Enduring the pain, Alex grabbed me, forced me down, and made me kneel before Cecelia. "You've bullied her again and again. Apologize to her now!"
At that moment, the pain didn't even register. The man in front of me wasn't my husband, he was a monster wearing human skin.
Seeing no reaction from me, he grabbed my head and smashed it against the ground repeatedly. Eventually, he stopped.
He stood up, his voice ice cold. "Think we can't track down your mom? I'll call the cops, plaster her face online, and offer a reward. We'll find her, no doubt!"
After his threat, he helped Cecelia up, looking all worried for her, and then they left.
I was left in tears, clutching those trampled relics of my mom. Even those felt like they were slipping away from me.
Alex threw a sneer back at me, "No need to play it up, you'd make a great actress."
Cecelia chimed in, sweet as poison, "Maybe she's just jealous seeing you protect me, doesn't want to let go."