"Don't worry. I knew he would ditch you. I just spotted him. I will look out for him tonight so have a rest for now. Also, prepare yourself because I am going to have to punish you tomorrow."
Abi swallowed.
"I have to punish you for real to show him the consequence of his actions. I am doing it so that he will not ditch you again. It will have to be something on the extreme side, so sleep and prepare yourself for the worst."
He sounded menacing. Zeke's words somewhat pushed down her devastation because fear suddenly kicked it out of its throne for a second or two.
"Are we clear?"
"Yes, I-I understand." What else could she say? If she had to go through hell again to bring her husband back, she would walk down there barefooted, with a smile on her face. "Zeke," she continued, "can you make sure he doesn't… he doesn't go… to his… to his ha…" Abi broke off. She couldn't say it. She couldn't ask this man to stop Alex from going to see another woman. She just couldn't.
