Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 159

Chapter 159:

Not even for him.

“I’ll say it one more time—lie down.” His voice had turned icy.

Yvonne hesitated, but before she could protest, he leaned in, his tone laced with warning. “Do you want to lie down yourself, or should I cut your clothes off with scissors?”

A nervous breath escaped her lips. “Can you turn off the lights?” she asked quietly.

“I’ll leave one wall lamp on,” he relented.

His willingness to compromise made her stop resisting.

Slowly, she lifted the hem of her nightgown, exposing the full extent of her injuries.

Her pale skin made the bruises look even more severe, dark shadows blooming across her back.

When Norton pressed his fingers gently against her skin, she flinched, biting down on her lip to muffle a gasp.

help them heal faster,” he explained, his voice steady. “It might sting

though a hint of apprehension laced

hurts too

ointment sent a soothing chill

carefully, a

and the ointment

unbearable mix of

stay silent, soft whimpers escaped

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nearly ten minutes, she

I can’t take this anymore,” she pleaded. “Can

he spoke. “No. Ten more minutes.” And then

whether from sheer exhaustion or the pain dulling into something tolerable, her eyelids fluttered shut, and she

the

pounding as she turned

made

her skin, making her