Venom and Vulnerability

Since last night, Dominic had felt a burning anger simmering in his chest—it just refused to die down.

He thought, 'What on earth did Cleo go through before she turned twelve? Why is she always hiding it from me?

'Is it because she doesn't trust me?'

The blaze inside him only grew fiercer, threatening to completely consume him.

He dragged Cleo away, then turned to Maura and said, "I'm leaving two