Chapter 352

Daphne's POV

I stood there for a long moment, chest heaving, both hands pressed to my face. The stinging had turned into a deep, throbbing ache that matched the humiliation pounding in my skull. I could feel the exact shape of his handprints rising on my skin in hot red welts. Someone in the crowd whispered my name like it was gossip already. Another person laughed under their breath, quick and ug