"No, Master. Please don't punish me more." I frantically plead, my voice filled with fear and anguish.

"You haven't learned your lesson, Alice. So I'll have to teach you another one." He climbs down from the bed after saying this. Tears stream down my cheeks as I squeeze my eyes shut, bracing myself for what's coming.

I'm fighting this monster and bearing all the torture for helping him. Can't he see the depth of my care for him?

"No matter what, Master, I'll always be ...