Chapter 3
That night, Ethan was particularly rough, finding new ways to torment me.
He blindfolded me with his navy–blue tie, his hot breath invading my ear:
“Guess what position Riley and Isabella are using next door?”
Darkness heightened every sensation. I felt his nimble fingers roaming my body, triggering waves of shivers.
I bit my lip in shame, trying desperately not to make a sound.
At first, I could grit my teeth and endure.
By the end, instinct left me defenseless.
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In my haze, I heard the sound of Ethan’s phone unlocking, and my blood instantly froze.
“Are you fucking recording again?!”
I shouted in panic, struggling to remove the blindfold.
He restrained my efforts with one hand,/chuckling darkly. “Don’t worry, it’s just for me to enjoy. I’ll delete it afterward.”
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That’s exactly what he’d said before!
In that filthy equipment room,
Khan and his cronies had pinned me down, groping me.
And he had sat in front of me, calmly setting up a camera, recording my humiliation in its entirety.
To this day, that video remained intact on his computer.
It became the chain that bound me to him.
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Morning light filtered through the curtains as Isabella yawned repeatedly, complaining to
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“I swear, could you two show some restraint? Think about your neighbors!”
Embarrassed and at a loss, I could only lower my head and stir my coffee.
Ethan walked in, massaging his shoulder, taking long strides.
His black silk pajamas had slipped off one shoulder, revealing a bloodstained bandage.
Riley, who was pouring coffee, hesitated. “You’re hurt?”
“Got bitten by a little cat last night. Look at this skull–sized wound–hurts like hell.”
He peeled back the gauze to show everyone.
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“That vicious? Animals that bite should be put down!” Isabella exclaimed.
“She scratched me worse a few years back,” Ethan continued,
“See, right here.”
He pointed to the barely noticeable scar at the edge of his eyebrow, looking at me provocatively.
“She’s got a temper, but she’s fun. I’ll keep her around.”
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Riley, who had been unresponsive until now, suddenly looked my way, his eyes filled with a guilt I couldn’t understand.
I kept my head down, saying nothing.
Because that unruly cat Ethan mentioned was me…
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Last night, to get back at him for secretly recording, I’d bitten his shoulder hard.
As for that old scar, it was evidence of my bloody, tearful past…
It was my first time, and Ethan’s first time too.
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My first rebellion, the first time he’d gotten his head cracked open.
And our first time in bed…
In a rundown motel, Ethan sat like a deity.
Before him, I knelt in tears, begging for mercy.
“If you want me to leave Riley alone, you have two choices: sleep with me, or die…”
He yanked my hair, his thin lips presenting me with a deadly choice.
Back then, I had no idea Riley came from wealth; I thought he was just a pitiful soul like me.
To protect him and my pathetic dignity, I rushed toward the window without hesitation.
I chose death, but Ethan didn’t give me that choice!
At the last moment, he grabbed me, took me by force, and left me with a worthless life.
The price: becoming his plaything–available whenever he called, a vessel for his release.
Inexperienced and terrified, I trembled.
When Ethan’s kiss landed, I instinctively fought back.
I grabbed a beer bottle from the nightstand and smashed it against his head with all my strength.
Blood dyed half his face red, making him look like a demon straight from hell.
The scattered glass fragments cut his eyebrow, adding a touch of menace to his model–perfect face.
“You’ve drawn my blood. For compensation, you should bleed a little too…”
As soon as the words left his mouth, a tearing pain spread from between my lower body.
On the sheets, droplets of blood bloomed like red petals.
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Ethan stared at his handiwork with satisfaction and mercifully handed me some money.
“Buy some ointment for yourself. And… don’t forget to take the morning–after pill.”
I counted–exactly $200…
