Chapter 20

Suddenly, Thomas' voice turned savage and callous as he breathed beside her ear, "You're such a slut!" Those words of humiliation left Iris freezing. She felt like her soul was split apart, the agony striking deep within her. Her heart bled profusely due to those words, and she was left so numb she could not feel a thing—not even her own soul. She looked up tearfully, only to see his cold face—all his savagery was there on his face even as the pain overwhelmed her. Holding her chin with one hand, he breathed quietly, "If that's what you want, I don't mind satisfying you!" With those words, he kissed her as brutally as possible. She had no idea how she survived the endless torment that night on the 1st of September. It was supposed to be a memorable night when she confessed her love for him, but it was also the start of the torment that would last for the rest of her life. After all, she gouged her own heart and gave it to the devil, only to end up battered and bruised! - Aft