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“I hope you’ve learned your lesson, Rain,” he tellsto lie to ain”

He gently takes off the metal contraptions and calls for a maid The woman cleans me with a warm towel, but I barely even feel the fabric on h so much today my mind has blocked out the senses to helpfeet The roo me closely

“You did well today, Rain,” he tells me with a smile “Tomorroe’ll try this with twice as many men”

I let out a strangled cry thatquiet Except when I force le word comes out, and my voice breaks over the one syllable I force to pass between my lips

“Why?”

“Why?” Xander repeats, s backwhy”

He shackles my wrists himself and blows me a kiss before the maid leads me out of the room and back into my bedroom At least they don’t cuff me to the bed this time

There is no consolation from the other woman She sets up some food for me by the bed and quietly leaves the roo but a prisoner Just like fucking always

My whole body is pounding with pain The things they putBut worse than that I’ve given up on Heath Even if he findsthat’s happened to me while I’ve been here TheseHeath Gunn can do to change that

Chapter five

The next o to the orphanage, and he leaves withthe drive I don’t knohy I’ tells me Xander has a special connection to this place where his brother abandoned him to find a better life

As we drive, I keep n of life, but e arrive at the property, we find it gated and desolate

“Fuck,” I curse out loud, fighting the urge to scream “It’s abandoned We’ve fucked up”