The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 5

“You wanted her to suffer. That night, we set up twenty men slept with her–made sure she’ll be good. Got double payback for Miss Vivienne, just like you wanted.”

“But bitch like her–used up and ruined by lowlifes–you’d best stay away. No need to dirty yourself,

right?”

Thaddeus went completely still. The color drained from his face as he stared at me.

I couldn’t take it anymore. I fought against his grip and bit his hand hard.

As he sat there shocked, I hobbled away on my broken legs. I just kept running until my body couldn’t handle it anymore. Finally I collapsed to my knees and broke down sobbing.

I had escaped it all.

I ditched my phone with tracker and barely rested before pushing on. By nightfall, I couldn’t go another step and passed out by the road.

When I woke up next day, Dr. Maxwell Hayes was sitting beside the bed, carefully putting medicine on my feet. A bowl of warm chicken soup waited nearby.

I looked around nervously, pulling my feet back.

Scarlett. They won’t find you here,” Dr. Hayes said, his eyes full of sympathy

closer and offered me

didn’t eat. Instead, I asked in a trembling voice,

me here. What’s in it

looked confused. I continued, “Sex? Videos? Photos? Or you want to hit me?

Dr. Hayes dropped the soup and pulled me into his

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desperately to pull away, but I was too

my buttons. I mechanically began undressing in his arms, looking up with dead eyes to show

tell them where I am. I can’t go back there. You

the only bargaining chip I had during two months. Even

with tears. They dripped onto my hands as he gently buttoned my clothes

protect

how to react.

realise Dr. Hayes. Back in high school, some bullies threw him into a river. I jumped in and pulled him out.

used my family’s influence to giving those guys a serious beating. Years later, he turned down better jobs to become the Blackwood family doctor.

other