Chapter 25: The Reason
Adrian POV
I stood by the door, watching the nurse administer drugs to Samantha. She was lying on the bed, pale and weak.
A bandage was wrapped around her head from the last hit I had given her. I remembered picking up the bat resting at the back of my door and hitting her with it because that was what she deserved.
I watched her unapologetically. I was proud of my actions, glad I could put her in her place, glad that after this she would respect me more.
This was what I want, her fear, her respect, her loyalty. I wanted her to respect me all the days of her life and keep honoring me all the days of her life. “Six months contract,” I chuckled, remembering the last part of the contract clause.
How desperate she was not to realize that this wasn’t a six-month c
