The Day Our Promise Breaks

The man dragged her inside once again.

Evelyn winced in pain and instinctively reached out to scratch his hand, which was immediately marked with several bloody scratches.

He got furious, threw Evelyn backward and slapped her hard across the face. "Bitch, you had this coming!"

Evelyn was struck so hard that stars danced before her eyes, and it took her a long time to recover.

In the dim light cast by the streetlamps outside, he gazed at Evelyn's stunningly beautiful face with a sinister smile. "Just behave and it'll be easier on you."

Then, he lunged at her.

"Let me go. I can pay you."

Evelyn was both scared and panicked, but she tried to keep calm on the surface, attempting to negotiate her release with the man.

"Money? No amount of money is as enticing as you, beauty."

laughing lewdly and eagerly leaning down to kiss

lips landed on her cheek, and his foul breath made her stomach

her legs and pinned her down, making her immobile. His eyes were full of lust. He couldn't wait any

a rip, he tore open the clothes inside her coat. His actions became more

fiercely. But no matter how hard she fought, she couldn't stop the man at

wrapping around her like a venomous snake, sending chills

face was

man was about to enter her, Evelyn suddenly felt lighter. Charles had kicked the man on top of her,

fell heavily to the ground, and coughed up

towards the man. He easily lifted the man,

beaten to the brink

upright figure, dazed. The scene reminded her of when

her foster mother and the Jenkins family. Rosa treated

cherished her as her own granddaughter, even more

skinny child, Evelyn had been