Alice's POV
All I could feel right now was pain. A deep, throbbing, all-over pain, like I’d been hit by a trailer and left on the side of the road to rot.
What had I done to this demon to deserve this?
I’d never felt pain like this in my entire life. All the punishments I’d endured before the slaps, the starvation, the nights locked out in the cold none of it compared to what I felt last night.
My body ached in places I didn’t even know could ache. My throat was dry. My head was pounding.
I tried to shift and get out of bed, but his arm was locked around my waist, heavy and possessive, like he was afraid I’d disappear if he let go. I needed to leave while he was still asleep. Or maybe I could slip away from him entirely.
I tapped his arm lightly.
No response.
I pressed harder
