The Breaking Point

Elodie's POV

The heavy click of my bedroom door closing behind Kiernan echoed in the silent room. I sat frozen on the edge of my mattress, my knees pulled tightly to my chest. His cruel threat replayed in my mind like a broken record, spinning the same terrifying words over and over.

*Tell your gold-digging mother to count her days in this house… They’re numbered.*

I squeezed my eyes shut, re