ARYA

I fled. And he let me. The monster was blind. Those words repeated themselves over and over again as I stumbled into my room and took off my clothes. Naked, I stood in the middle of the room, panting. Shouldn't I be happy that I'd brought him so low? Why then did my heartache?

Tears crawled down my cheeks as I stepped into the bathroom to take a shower. The water was icy cold, but I didn't flinch. I stood there for a while, my heart bleeding dry.

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