-LILIAN-
The heavy thud of my chamber door echoed in the silence, sealing me into absolute darkness. My limp body was dropped unceremoniously onto the plush rug, the cold floor a stark contrast to the searing pain that still vibrated through my every nerve ending. I lay there, twitching, gasping, unable to move, unable to even cry.
Alexander’s punishment had been absolute. He hadn't touched me with his hands to inflict the physical torment, not truly, beyond that brief, terrifying strangulation. But the raw, unbridled power emanating from him had crushed me, drained me, left me a shattered husk.
My throat was raw, my head pounded, and every muscle in my body screamed in protest. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the desolation that settled over my spirit. I was sad. Broken
