"Avery! Have you forgotten whose wife you are?!" Elliot clenched her struggling little hands tightly and pinned them above her head. "I told you to stay away from Charlie! Don't challenge my patience!"

It had been a while since Avery had seen him this irritable and crazy. He looked so weak, but his strength was frightening. She did not dare resist him, as the more she fought, the crazier he became. Avery lied down quietly for the sake of the children she carried within her. She waited for him to vent his dissatisfaction.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Elliot's burning gaze watched Avery's face. His fingers rubbed her cheeks, finally slipping from her eyebrows to behind her ears.

"What do you want me to say? What do you want to hear? I'll say it for you." She said.

The anger in Elliot's heart was instantly extinguished.

"Avery, am I really unforgivable?"

Elliot's voice was hoarse and soft, his fingers sieved through her hair to gently clasp her in his palms. His body was a li