The Successful Surgery

Vespera stared into Aris's widening eyes, watching the raw, pathetic fear eclipse his earlier arrogance. The realization that she was no longer a submissive victim was tearing his fragile ego apart. A sharp, mocking scoff escaped her lips. She loosened her bruising grip on his hair, tossing his head aside as if discarding a bag of rotting trash.

She dismissed his groveling existence in a heartbea