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...?"

sit up. She had no

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

the dim

slept when she finally got up, covering the marks on her neck with foundation and pulling on a high-necked blouse.

joked, handing her a plate with a warm smile I'm just kidding, of course. Honestly, I'm glad you're sleeping in. You need

respond, only sighing inwardly. If only Winnie knew. Her late nights weren't because she was mindlessly scrolling on her phone, but rather because someone else had been pushing

to take care of yourself while you can."

didn't want

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