Chapter 112

Valerie's POV

"You disgust me, Kaelen."

The chains bit into my wrists each time I moved. My skin was already rubbed raw, the metal slick with a mixture of my sweat and blood, but I pulled anyway, refusing to be still. I would not let him think he had already broken me, that I had complied with what he wanted.

Kaelen crouched in front of me, his broad shoulders blocking the dim candlelight. "You st