Jamie's clothes were torn to shreds. She didn't resist as she knew it would be useless and would only make things worse. The more anger she provoked, the harder her days became. But her unresponsive, puppet-like demeanor only further irritated Ben. "Are you even alive?" he snapped.

"What do you want me to do?" Jamie whispered, her voice thick with frustration.

"Do exactly what you did in those photos, but in front of me right now."

The memory of those humiliating poses flooded back, making her wish, just for a second, that her heart would simply stop, ending the torment.

"I saved every one of those photos. You don't want Charlie to see them, do you...?"

to sit up. She had

he leave, heading to the office after a quick shower, catching a

awake in bed, staring at the ceiling in the dim morning light.

her neck with foundation and pulling on a high-necked blouse.

riser these days, aren't you? Sometimes wonder if you're out partying at night," Winnie joked, handing her a plate with a warm smile I'm just kidding, of course. Honestly,

she was mindlessly scrolling on her phone, but rather because someone else had been pushing her far past

up with you eventually," Winnie went on. "You might not feel it now, but someday, all those missed hours will show. Better to take care of yourself while you

want to take anything of her

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