Chapter 73

Sophie

[Two days later]

I was barely healed from the wounds and torture he put me through when Danica came to tell me he asked for me again.

What used to be my favorite words turned into my latest nightmare. I remember how excited I used to be when she came to tell me that he wanted me.

Now all I wanted to do was hide, and I wished she could take those words back. They now hurt my ears.

Danica took one look at me and shook her head. “I told him you were not healed yet. I begged him to choose someone else, but he was adamant that it has to be you,” she said.

“It’s okay. He is punishing me for the loss of his friend. He shouldn’t have to do it to the others,” I said.

I squeezed her shoulders in comfort.

“I am sorry,” she said.

I nodded before leaving my room. I squared my shoulders as I marched to the playroom.

I took a deep breath as I opened the door. There he was again, sober, but his expression was still void of emotions.