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.

explained, his voice steady. “It might sting a little, so try to

she murmured, though a hint of

too

cool ointment sent a soothing chill through her

kneading carefully, a sharp pain shot through her back.

his palms and the ointment intensified, spreading over

sensation burned, an unbearable mix

stay silent, soft whimpers escaped

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minutes, she could no longer

can’t take this anymore,” she pleaded.

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

from sheer exhaustion or the pain dulling into something tolerable, her

the bed

heart pounding

sight made

spreading across her skin, making her back look