Chapter 11 Celie's face lit up with sudden hope . She clutched at our mother's sleeve , sobbing pitifully . " I'm sorry , Mom . I was just too angry just now ... I didn't hurt you , did I ? " Naturally , my mother couldn't bear to blame her . She shook her head hard , eyes full of indulgence . Felix reacted before I could . He shot to his feet , fury blazing in his usually gentle eyes , and jabbed a finger at my mother . " Who the hell do you think you are ? " he snarled . " My wife loves me more than anyone in the world . Do you think a few words from you could change that ? That she'd give me up ? And you think that sickly , ugly wretch beside you is worthy of me ? " Felix had always been the mild one - quiet , sometimes a little slow , but never cruel . Hearing such venom spill from his lips showed just how enraged he was . Celie's expression crumbled . A moment ago , she had been gazing at him with shining eyes , full of desperate hope . Now , under the weight of his merciless words , her face twisted with humiliation . She turned her venom on me instead , her eyes burning with jealousy . " Why ? Why do you get to marry a man whose whole world revolves around you ? Do you even know ? Gideon hasn't brought back food for an entire week ! " She was unraveling . My parents sighed heavily beside her , their faces gray with despair . I raised an eyebrow , calm where they were frantic . " Weren't these your choices ? " I asked . " In the last life , didn't you keep insisting that my happiness came only because I followed Gideon ? So now that you've claimed Gideon for yourselves , why is Felix suddenly the better choice ? " My parents ' eyes widened in horror . "You - you've been reborn too ? You knew something was wrong with Gideon all along ? " A cold laugh slipped from my lips . " Of course . I even told you last time . But you didn't care about me , did you ? You brushed it aside and forgot . " Gideon's temper was violent , his fists always quick to fly when things didn't go his way . In my last life , I had been beaten black and blue , crying over the phone to my parents - only to hear them dismiss it as just part of married life . So this time , I shoved their words back at them . " After all , Celie's married to him now . In marriage , fights are normal , aren't they ? And missing a meal or two shouldn't be a problem . You've had enough sea cucumber porridge to last - your nutrition must be well balanced . " I flashed them a bright smile . But then , from their side of the call , a terrified scream split the air . Gideon had returned . Only ... he wasn't quite the same as before . Blood glistened on the edges of his jagged teeth , his gaze darker and more feral than ever . " D - Darling ... you're back , " Celie stammered , her body trembling as she tried to force a show of wifely devotion in front of me . But the moment her hand reached for his arm , it snapped . A spray of scarlet arced across the screen . 1/2 Chapter 11 Gideon's eyes burned red . His jaws worked ceaselessly , chewing . " No ! " The three of them screamed . In her terror , Celie shoved our parents forward , offering them up like sacrifices . " Darling , I was wrong ! Eat them first . Please , not me ! Eat them first ! " Chapter 1