Sophia’s POV
I was naked. Completely. Exposed on the thin, filthy mattress with nothing left to shield me from the cold, damp air or from his eyes.
My skin prickled instantly, every inch of me laid bare under the faint, dying light that leaked in from under the door.
The ropes still bit viciously into my wrists, pinning my arms above my head in a way that arched my back slightly, leaving me even more vulnerable.
My heart hammered so hard it felt like it would shatter my ribs.
Tears burned at the corners of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall.
Not yet.
Not for him.
Frank hovered above me, breathing hard, his chest rising and falling like he’d just run a marathon. His hands trembled with the force of his rage as they hovered inches from my skin. But then his gaze shifted, j
