Tammy covered her swollen cheek in shock. To her surprise, she heard Elliot saying, "Scram!"

Tammy had been treated like a princess for over twenty years. No one had even come close to laying a hand on her or telling her to 'scram'.

Though hot-tempered, she was not a strong-willed person.

With a hand on her face, she ran off in tears.

Elliot clenched his fists as he watched her run away. He could already imagine how angry Avery would be when Tammy told her about this, but what had happened c