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.

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

a hint

it hurts too much,

cool ointment sent a

his hands moved, kneading carefully, a

palms and the ointment intensified, spreading over

an unbearable mix of heat

stay

LⱯtєѕτ cнαρτєrs ιn g𝒶l𝑛ovєlѕ.𝒸𝑜𝑚

nearly ten minutes, she could no longer endure

I can’t take this anymore,”

flooded her—until he spoke.

pain dulling into something tolerable, her eyelids

time morning came, the bed beside her was

her heart pounding as she turned her back to

sight made her stomach

across her skin,