In the distance, Marina ran up to Abraham, buzzing with excitement. She hooked her arm through his wrist like a child showing off a trophy.
"Abe, swapping the warm water for ice water was perfect. Watching her suffer put me in such a better mood."
Before today, Marina had always tormented me behind closed doors. No wonder she could be so brazen now.
Abraham was here.
I smiled bitterly, then heard her continue.
"But it's still not enough."
"Abe, what do you think... what other ways could we make her suffer?"
Abraham answered without looking up, his tone indifferent.
"Add a love scene for her."
Before I could refuse, several crew members grabbed me and dragged me onto the bed. The man pinning me down pulled off my clothes, his hands roaming across my skin.
In that moment, every pair of eyes in the room was on me.
I heard the whispers rippling around me.
My dignity was ground beneath their feet, crushed bit by bit.
And all of it happened with Abraham's permission.
Before Marina came back to the country, he had treated me like a princess. He wouldn't let a single thing hurt me.
After Marina came back, he could stand there and watch me be humiliated in front of everyone.
My heart went completely cold.