Damien punished me again, and I didn't resist.

I tried to get used to what he was doing to me, even though I couldn't understand his thoughts.

Meeting Alex was an accident, but I did meet him, and there was no explaining that to Damien. He'd be angry anyway.

The next day, I dragged my injured body to school, covering the marks with a high-neck shirt.

Luckily, the weather wasn't great, and my complexion didn't seem too bad.

Convincing myself to accept ...