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 steady. “It might

hint of

it hurts too much, just cry

a soothing chill

moved, kneading carefully, a sharp pain

the ointment intensified, spreading over her skin like

sensation burned, an unbearable mix of heat and

efforts to stay silent, soft

LⱯtєѕτ cнαρτєrs ιn g𝒶l𝑛ovєlѕ.𝒸𝑜𝑚

nearly ten minutes, she could

done? I can’t take this

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

something tolerable,

the time morning came, the bed beside

bathroom, her heart pounding

made her

spreading across her skin, making