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rock, his lips were twisted into nothing but a cruel smirk. He stood there, like a villain, making me feel powerless, like a mouse in front of a cat...I was completely at his mercy. He looked like my enemy...an adversary and I had to accept that he was going to destroy me. H

his hand on my shoulder, his grip iron-like. His breath brushed against my ear, making me shudder. His breath was ragged and harsh. I simply didn't have a good feeling about him.

I flinched when his fingers gripped my chin, forcing me to open my eyes and look at him. There was nothing

ldly in my chest as I panicked. I felt trapped, ter

t be a problem if you succumb to my will." I tried pulling away from him but he

let it out. And the r

king say?" Bruno quest

arrying yo

sister that she was. I trembled... but this time with anger and disbelief.

now. Don't you see that we're doing you a favor by actually marrying you off to one of the r

always wanted my life to be miserable. It's not like you all don't know he can kill me. But you'd be happy if he did, right?!" That was the first time I would ever yell at someone in that house- I could no longer bot

f she hadn't saved your as

on't know the terms," Melody spoke. "You m

hear me?!" I yelled and it was her

hter like you. You have a chance to uphold the dignity you have left and yo

ed at my sides. "I will not marr

ntioned, her tone smug and superior. "Your opinion is useless. Either marry Br

You're the one askin

me with hatr

ke everything was planned, they had probably had a meeting earlier on to agree on wa

of my face. I fell to the other side with a sharp scream. I tasted a

rying to bring me down at all costs. I saw the

I said, my voice t

tremble as her words echoed in my ears. I felt myself slipping

, if you refuse, you'll be outside, living on the streets and begging

king, with their accusations looming over me. They were right. Bruno seemed to be my sole lifeline. Was this all part of a c

ion. A decision I would reg

ce barely above a whis

room, and I felt as if I had just signed my

g of resignation washed over me, but I had embraced my destiny. Though a spark of defian

A disappointment to her entire family. You're nothing but a coward, weak, and too terrified to stand up for yoursel

emotion. His eyes were cold. "You've always been a disappointment. A

d profoun

onvince myself that I could stand up to them, the words always remained hollow. I had no strength left,

ther and stepsister. As if on cue, a man walked into the room, and I recognized him as my father's lawyer. Whi

r had warned my father not to give his will to this man, I wish

have too much au

y than the law

to me, and forced my thumb into the ink before pressing it against the paper. My

et married to her Brun

it?" He questioned. But I onl

leaving me to my despair. I sank to the floor, the la

ck. Your tears make me sic

had taken everything from me. I wept for the future that I would never have. And then, finally, I wept for myself. For the first time, I allowed mys

I was weak and helpless, a shadow of the person I used to be. I couldn't even stand up to my stepfather and stepsister, how coul

I ascended the stairs, my legs continued to tremble before I entered my

my hair. As I looked at myself in the mirror, I

t, and the discoloratio

my room, my father had specially

er him always. But the same daughter he sacrificed everythin

, causing me to jerk my head towards the direction. His hand

tle slut. Telling them you don't want to get married to so

no." I strug

o please me. If your stepfather had not come begging on his knees, I wouldn't be marrying you. So you better make this w

tch me. He slammed me to the wall and my head hit hard against it. I wasn't strong enough to take the pa