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.

Hayes

and offered me

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

must want something for bringing me

Photos? Or you want to hit me? What’s your price?

dropped the soup and pulled

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desperately to pull away, but I

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

there. You

that obedience was the only bargaining chip I had during

dripped onto my hands as he gently buttoned my clothes back up. He held me carefully, repeating over and over:

protect you. I’ll protect you. Don’t be afraid.”

know how to react.

Back in high school, some bullies threw him into a river. I jumped in

I gave him CPR, then used my family’s influence to giving those guys a serious

each other after