**Disclaimer/Trigger Warning**

This chapter contains an explicit depiction of torture involving cutting. If this is a trigger, please skip to the end of the chapter.

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My feet dangle above the hard floor as my wrists begin to ache from the metal cuffs digging into my skin. My voice is going hoarse from screaming for help. As I hear heels click on the marble floor, my heart stops. The fluorescent lights flicker to life, casting a blinding light that makes me pinch my eyes closed. When I ...