The Black Card Apology

Valerie shoved hard against his chest, wrenching her mouth away the second she felt her lungs burning for air. She scrambled backward across the mattress until her back hit the headboard. She glared at the man looming over her, wiping her bruised lips with the back of her hand.

"Enough, Donovan. Do you honestly think this is some kind of game? You don't get to treat me like your beloved wife when