Frowning, Liam glanced around the empty house before realizing that she must have gone to one of her checkups at the hospital. He sighed heavily and slumped down onto the couch, his hands running through his hair in frustration. As much as he wanted to be angry with her, he couldn't help but feel guilty for losing control earlier. Maybe he should go see her at the hospital after all...

Liam turned to see her enter the house, his expression unreadable as he slowly stood up. "I thought you'd be at the hospital," he said coolly before glancing away, hands still buried in his hair. He couldn't look at her right now; it hurt too much.

"The doctor had an emergency surgery or something," she explained, her voice shaking slightly as she closed the distance between them. "They told me to come back tomorrow."

"I don't need to be told," Liam snapped back, his expression hardening. "I can see it for myself! And I won't stand for this anymore." With that, he stalked over to Satoshi and roughly grabbed him by the arm, yanking him off the couch.

"We need to talk," he growled out, pulling Satoshi toward their bedroom. "And you better start being honest with me."

As they entered the bedroom, Liam roughly pushed Satoshi down onto the bed before straddling his hips. He glared down at him, his piercing black eyes boring into Satoshi's soul as he demanded, "Tell me everything." His grip on Satoshi's arms tightened until they were bruised white from his strength and anger.

"And don't you dare lie to me," he added darkly, leaning in closer so their lips almost touched. "