Love Me Once More
Copyright© 2025 by CaffeinatedTales
Chapter 5
Evelyn hadn’t realized what was happening until now, instinctively retreating toward the headboard, her trembling hands pulling her knees closer to her chest. Her eyes were bloodshot, brimming with tears that betrayed both humiliation and rage. Angry red welts marred her skin, as if branding her with the weight of everything she’d endured.
She admitted to herself that she had acted rashly, losing control without thinking, but ... how could Liam say such things? Even if he despised her, even if he sought every possible way to degrade her, he shouldn’t have driven his words like daggers into her soul.
Liam finally snapped out of his daze. A livid handprint glowed on his cheek, but he ignored it entirely, licking his lips smugly instead. In an instant, his demeanor shifted. Without warning, he seized Evelyn by the neck, wrenching her body toward him.
Pain exploded through her.
The agony twisted her features, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. The sight seemed to bring Liam some satisfaction, yet it also stirred something darker within him, a flicker of unease.
With little care for her condition, he roughly turned her over. The tattered remains of her clothing slipped away, leaving her back completely exposed. His gaze lingered involuntarily on the expanse of battered flesh before him. His pupils contracted sharply, fury igniting behind his dark eyes.
Not a single inch of her back remained unscathed. Deep purple bruises crisscrossed her skin, each one resembling the cruel lash of a whip. Patches of charred flesh stood out starkly against her pale skin, their freshness suggesting they couldn’t be more than two days old, perhaps inflicted just last night.
For a brief moment, Liam froze. Then, fragments of their earlier conversation in the car came rushing back:
“Mr. Drake, if you believe my punishment isn’t enough, you can whip me with branches or burn me with cigarette butts, as long as it satisfies your anger! As long as it satisfies your anger...”
So, those words weren’t mere pleas, they were echoes of reality. She had endured this torment before. That’s why she had begged him to hurt her again, knowing full well it wouldn’t be the first time.
A surge of violent rage coursed through Liam. How could she suffer such inhuman treatment and never breathe a word about it? He grabbed her jaw, forcing her face toward his, and snarled, “Who did this to you?”
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