My legs felt heavy as I walked back to my room, every step was a sharp reminder of the punishment I had just endured. My body was a traitor, still humming from the forced release even though I was in pains, while my mind was screaming in silent fury at the thought of everything, especially him recording me. What exactly was it’s purpose for? To blackmail me into doing whatever he wants? I pushed the door to our chambers open, expecting the heavy silence of a sleeping child. Instead, the small lamp by the bed was on, and Leo was sitting upright, his face tear-streaked and his small body trembling violently. "Mommy!" he shrieked the moment he saw me. He didn't wait for me to reach him, he scrambled out of the covers and threw himself at me, burying his face in my stomach and trying to pull

