LOGINAuthor's POVHis lips moved on hers as he sucked harder on it. Her wounded lips burned, a stinging, burning sensation ran through her nerves. Her hand landed on his chest weakly, trying to push him away from her body, but his grip on her head didn’t loosen as he ran his tongue across her lips, cleaning. Finally, he pulled back after giving a peck on her lips.As his eyes found hers, his thumb brushed against her cheek. Iris was drowning in shame, her hand clenched on her lap.Declan’s ferocious eyes were burning through their bodies. Iris could feel the anger rising into the air, making it hard for her to breathe.Xavier ignored Declan as if he wasn’t present there, his eyes stuck on Iris, as she was the only person who mattered to him.Ice settled in her veins as Iris felt Declan’s piercing gaze on her back.Declan’s hands tightened at his wrists as his knuckles turned white from the pressure. In his life, he had never been disrespected like this….never in his whole life.And nev
Iris’s POVHis steps carried us out to the left, welcoming a luxurious hall. The marble flooring stretched endlessly, and the crystal chandelier reflected the light falling on it.I wasn’t accepting this luxury. I couldn’t.Make any sense of it. His legs changed direction, leading a different way.Heavy velvet curtains framed the high windows, and antique furniture sat perfectly arranged. How many innocent human lives had they taken for this? If I didn’t know about them, I could have adored this. But now, looking at all this, I was only feeling more and more disgusted, knowing it was built on innocent cries.I felt my throat tightening with emotions, I felt warm drops rolling down my cheeks. I didn’t know when my eyes had gotten wet. Coming out of my thoughts, I noticed that we were now in a large dining room.I could feel the monster’s hard muscles against me. There was so much I was feeling right now, but I tried to ignore it.Walking toward the dining table, he pulled the chair and
Iris’s POVMy hands tightened on the bedsheet, my knuckles turning white from the force. My heart trembled violently inside my chest as I saw him covered in blood.I didn’t notice it at first, but now I could see light stains of blood on his face. His shirt was so soaked that from one corner of it, drop after drop of blood met the floor with a terrifying sound.It made my heart squeeze with fear. My hands grew wet with sweat, my eyes filled with salty tears slipping down from my eyelids, meeting my cheeks as they were ready to shatter onto the ground.A rough touch made me flinch badly, I scrambled back, and a scream tore from my throat.My eyes moved, meeting his fire-brown pair, sending a terrifying shiver down my spine.His eyes were red, like a volcano that could burst at any time.His hand brushed against my skin, and he pulled back. When his eyes met mine, they lingered with something that I couldn't understand. My body froze on the spot, and I didn’t try to move.Every muscle
Author's POV The servant’s voice rang out, “Master Xavier has woken up” The thick silence was followed by the announcement spread through the hall. Hands froze in their places, leaving a single thread of clothing barely holding onto her body.It didn’t take them long to move, their legs turning toward Xavier’s room not before Declan gave the order to put Iris into the cage.Iris was sitting on the floor, numbness spreading through her body. As one of the bodyguards moved forward, gripping her arms in an iron-tight hold, he yanked her from the floor with a harsh pull.He dragged her body through the hall. Iris wanted to resist and refuse, but she couldn't because her body didn’t support her. Her bare feet scraped and scratched against the stone-carved stairs as he dragged her like an object, pulling her downstairs into the basement.It hurt her beyond words, like hell in the worst way. He pulled her as if he wanted to break her into inWith a harsh push, he threw her into the dark b
Author's POV “I a-m not-”; Iris was unable to state the whole sentence as her voice got stuck in her throat. The panic was so deep that she was unable to speak.The silent tears ran like a river as her breath was getting short. She was having a panic attack as her body shook mercilessly.The girl stood looking at her situation as she got the glass of water from the side table. She tried to hand it to Iris, but she was not in a state to take anything.Her chest jerked with those broken, hiccupped sobs she couldn’t hold back anymore.Ana’s hands touched her back and she tried to console her, bringing the glass to Iris’ mouth. It was so awkward for herself, it was the first time for Ana to do anything like this. Her whole life was taught how not to show any emotions, only to do your work. And she didn't want her to die like this, it was Ana's responsibility to bring her for punishment. She couldn’t let her die. In the way Ana was doing her work, showing no empathy to Iris.The cold wate
Iris POVThe feeling you get when you know death is inches away, that same terrifying sensation crawls through me now. Tears spill down my cheeks relentlessly. My heart hammers against my ribs, and my hands turn ice-cold.Why… I had to do that. Why did I hit him?My vision gets blurred as my eyes get moisturized more and my hands are wet with sweat. I try to grip the fabric of my dress to steady my trembling body from collapsing on the floor.I know this is going to be my last moment at any time. I am praying for the man to get saved, for that exact man I wished to die a hundred times in my life.I am worried if he is going to live or not because with him my life has become connected, as I stand in this big hall, frozen, as nurses run the doctor too, everyone trying to save him.And through all of it… Declan Stone’s burning stare is slicing through me. The father of the monster. If the monster is this bad, how much worse is the man who raised him? The way he looks at me, it feels like







