Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 594:

She sipped her coffee, trying to mask her discomfort.

The muffled sounds from upstairs changed, evolving into anguished screams and finally into desperate, gut-wrenching pleas.

The harsh, guttural cries were punctuated by the sharp crack of a whip, reverberating through the grand villa. Katrina’s hands shook, the coffee cup trembling against its saucer.

She’d always known Doug had a dark side, but she hadn’t imagined it was this depraved.

A chill of dread coiled around her.

Just as she gathered the courage to leave, the eerie silence upstairs brought her to a halt.

The door creaked open, and Doug emerged at the top of the staircase.

His sharp, narrow eyes locked onto her, a glimmer of amusement flickering within them.

gaze sent a

to make her escape, but Doug’s voice pinned her in

you here

herself

room upstairs. Go on

Doug pushed open the patio door and strolled into the yard,

waiting until she was absolutely certain he

stood slightly ajar, and a faint, metallic scent of

servant brushed past her, carrying a cup of coffee in and emerging moments later with a rumpled quilt. Katrina hesitated

dimly lit. Standing in the doorway,

seemed to trigger the automatic curtains, which drew

windows, pooling onto the polished

two hundred square meters, barren except for a massive

one hand tracing the edge of the freshly changed sheets, the other

back, exhaling