Chapter 26 - So was she...

Lilianna

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His hand trailed down my back before grazing the sensitive skin of my inner thigh. I instinctively squeezed my knees together, but his grip forced them apart, his touch feeling invasive and violating.

Hopelessness felt like a heavy weight pressing down on me, making it difficult to fight back. I tried to push against the overwhelming sense of defeat, but it seemed like an impossible task. Each breath became a struggle, each moment a battle to hold on to the little hope I had left.

Then a thought crossed my mind like a dark shadow, tempting me with the idea of simply surrendering.

Maybe if I mentally checked out, it would be easier to endure whatever he had planned. If I could disconnect my mind from my body, perhaps the pain would be more bearable. After all, once he was done with me, he would leave, if only for the night. But even as the idea lingered, I couldn't bring myself to fully accept it.

"Stop," I pleaded, writhing beneath him, my efforts to push him away fu