“You what?” Daddy screamed so loud my ears rang. Face turning redder than a beet, he looked down at my left hand. He spotted my ring and any control he had left snapped like a taut wire. “YOU WHAT?” I jumped out of Hendrix’s hold and covered my ears as his bellow echoed around us. Hendrix moved in front of me and shielded my body with his in a protective gesture. My Daddy would never hurt me but Hendrix was acting on instinct alone.
