Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 107 Forced Choice

Brendan was forcing her to make a choice. She could save whatever remained of her dignity, but Sterling would have to lose his on her behalf. She would have to doom him to save herself.

Brendan’s sadism knew no bounds. How could he be so heartless?

Deirdre sobbed. She felt faint spells, yet her heart was ironically much calmer than before. “It’s alright,” she said, her eyes as empty as her tone. “I’ll do it.”

The room cheered. It was what everyone wanted. Amid the revelry, though, was Brendan’s increasingly stormy expression. His eyes were cold.

“Do you understand what you’ve just said? You’re going to strip yourself clean and dance in front of a crowd of strangers. If you call Sterling, the most I’ll make him do is

make him drink.”

The most he would do?

Deirdre smiled between her tears. To hell would she even believe that!

She would never believe him ever again.

told her he would

he had said it like he meant it. When

apologize, she believed his proclamation. It even made her wonder… that maybe Brendan

incarcerated.

had been played by Charlene.

That delusion of hope was

was Charlene overdosing on sleeping pills and the words of a random janitor. That was apparently enough “evidence” for him

and dense. I think you deserve

a word more. I’ll

whose face and eyes were ruined to the world. What else did she

veins before emanating

perfect!” He scoffed. “You chose this, Deirdre! You

her way up there if we leave her on her devices, and that will be wasting all

was particularly ecstatic. She was eager to make as much impression on Brendan as she could, so she led Deirdre up the stage. The colors of the lighting changed the moment the music played. Everyone looked at the stage. Their eyes fixed on the ugly freak. “Strip! Strip!

began recording just so they could share some entertainment

of her audience faded into white noise. Her trembling hand fell