Ellie couldn't stop the surge of anger that was building up inside her. She just wanted to leave the house immediately.

"He thinks he can control me," she said to herself. She knew that Alex would have gone to work, so she decided to leave early in the morning.

She did not bother to eat the breakfast that the maids had made for her; she went to the garage and asked Shawn to get her out of the house because she was not allowed to leave on her own.

She told Shawn she was visiting a friend, but she knew he was a bit skeptical about it. "I'm sorry for...