Chapter Ten: MelancholyEverything hurt for a few days after that. She thinks she must have spent an entire week doing nothing. Even standing up is difficult for the first few days.
She had stood in front of a mirror and admired all the bruises on her body for a long time that first morning. She has red and blue marks everywhere, stark against her pale skin. The colors change gradually from the bright tones to dark purplish-brown colors that makes her look like she had tried to walk into a wall multiple times... at high velocity.
Nicholas is a very... versatile lover. She tries to get to know him better over the days, but it is harder than she anticipated.
Something came up at his workplace the day after she was brought home and the only times they spend together is in bed. She knows him
