Chapter 17

"Shut up you bastard."

I opened my eyes in the dark. A masked man's head inches in front of my face whispers the words again, "Shut up you bastard." I wanted to scream, but my voice stopped in my throat. One of his hands groped my leg until it was a few inches above my knee making my stomach turn.

"Stop ... " my tears came out along with my sobs. "Please, stop." His cold hands moved slowly up, I closed my eyes and then I pushed his body that was pressing on me with all my might.

Suddenly he encircled my wrists with his other hand, holding me back from struggling. "Eleanor, open your eyes." I struggled again, this time harder. His hands gripping my wrists tighter, I can almost smell the alcohol from his panting breath ...

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"Eleanor!"

I looked into a pair of dark blue eyes when they opened, He was very close to me. But I still can't move my hand. "Mr-Mr. Shaw?" My voice sounded shaky, just like my whole body right now. He looked a little angry when he looked at me, then I realized he