Chapter 262. I Ever Imagined

Lexcis Aeden

"I stayed with him. He would hold me until he fell asleep, and then I'd cuddle up in the corner of the bed. I couldn't strike or resist him since I had my wrists bound, and I was afraid he'd do something worse if I did," she confided. As she spoke, I could sense the weight of her past experiences in her voice.

I understand what she means, and I'm struggling to maintain my composure. She takes my hand before continuing. "Besides that, he did not touch me. Not that I was scared he would. He merely tried to kiss me. Tonight. He threatened to get all of me tonight, and when I resisted him, he-" I interrupted her narrative with a sympathetic gaze.

"Slapped you?" I inquire, anger boiling beneath the surface.

She nods. I could tell by the way her lips looked. The bruises on her neck told me he had touched her. Alternatively, there are cuff marks across her wrists. My fists clenched involuntarily at the r