Genesis's POV
It was happening.
And I was scared.
Things like this had happened before—but in more violent ways.
When he placed me on the bed, flashes of Jimmy surfaced in my mind. I forced them away.
I had fought before. But as time passed, I learned that resistance only led to more pain. It was easier to shut down, to detach, to let it happen.
That was what I planned to do now.
But for some reason, it wasn’t working.
My heart pounded in my chest, my breaths shallow. I felt fear, yes—but something else lurked beneath it. Something unfamiliar.
Anticipation.
That made no sense. There was nothing to anticipate. s*x was pain. It had always been pain.
Yet as I was pressed against the wall, my legs wrapped around his waist, his mouth warm against my neck, kissing, licking—this strang
