The Price of Defiance

***Milena***

“You're despicable and vile!” I spat as tears began to stream down my cheeks, my shoulder hunched forward. “How could you do that to a child?” I shook my head dejectedly. “What am I even saying? This is who you are and will always be.”

Silvano sprang forward in rage and grabbed my hair, my neck arching upwards as he forcefully yanked it backwards.

“Don't you dare disrespect me,” he s