Love Me Once More
Copyright© 2025 by CaffeinatedTales
Chapter 10
Kneeling...
Evelyn’s eyelashes quivered violently as the overpowering stench of alcohol clouded her senses, leaving her dizzy and disoriented. The menacing stares from the crowd seemed to sear into the wounds on her back, making them throb with renewed intensity.
Anxiety gripped her heart. Fear coursed through her veins.
“If I were to kneel ... would you spare me?” she murmured, her voice trembling with submission. Her head hung lower still, every word dripping with desperation and terror.
Xavier pressed the record button, a cruel smirk twisting his lips. “I can’t promise anything,” he sneered, “but if you refuse to kneel right now, I swear I’ll make you wish you’d never crossed paths with me.”
His final words dripped with venom, sending shivers down Evelyn’s spine.
As the sole heir to the Knight family, one of the most powerful enterprises second only to Liam and the Devereux clan, Xavier wielded immense influence. For a woman like her, without connections or protection, offending someone like him meant certain death...
But she couldn’t die. She could forsake her dignity, abandon her principles, but survival was non-negotiable. One day, she vowed to leave this city behind and escape to a place where no one knew her name.
Anything, as long as she lived...
Her chest tightened painfully, yet oddly, she felt nothing beyond the difficulty of drawing breath. Numbness had taken hold, both physically and emotionally.
Bracing herself against the wall, she lowered herself onto her knees under the watchful eyes of the spectators. The sharp pain that shot through her knees forced her brows to furrow deeply, while her lips turned an ashen white.
“Oh!”
“She actually went through with it! Our young master Xavier truly knows how to command respect!”
“Incredible, absolutely incredible. Even the once-renowned socialite Evelyn is groveling on the floor today. This show was worth the trip!”
A voice cut through the mockery, laced with disdain. “Stop calling her a socialite. Does she even deserve that title? The Evelyn might have had some pride, but this is pure disgrace. If I hadn’t seen it myself, I wouldn’t believe anyone could stoop so low. Not even the cheapest prostitute would act like this.”
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