Isabella's POV:
"Are you finally going to apologize?"
Richard's voice sounded like a distant call, or maybe it was just because my ears felt like they were filled with water. My neck felt like cotton, my head just rolling around my shoulders without enough strength to keep them up.
How long have I been here ? An hour, two?
Richard grabbed my chin, the pain shooting up my brain. It hurt so bad but I couldn't even cry out in pain. It felt like all my energy had been sucked out of me with multiple straws. He held my chin up, hitting my face repeatedly till my eyes opened.
My eyes opened, going in and out of focus. The light was still as bright as ever, blinding me. I couldn't even focus properly on Richard right in front of me.
"Why did you try to run?" He asked. I stared at him, my
