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.

the bruises. It’ll help them heal faster,” he explained, his voice

though a hint of apprehension laced her

hurts too much,

ointment sent a soothing chill through her

kneading carefully, a sharp pain shot through her

of his palms and the ointment intensified,

burned, an unbearable mix of heat

her best efforts to stay silent, soft whimpers escaped

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minutes, she could

this anymore,” she

and relief flooded her—until he spoke. “No. Ten more minutes.” And then he

into something tolerable, her

morning came, the bed beside her

bathroom, her heart pounding as she turned

made her stomach

spreading across her skin, making her back look even worse