Chapter 81

Scout’s POV"You are pushing your luck, Scout."Nixon did not move. He stood under the freezing blast of the shower head. The skin across his ribs went tight. Every muscle in his stomach bunched into hard ridges under my palms. I kept my hand flat against his chest. I felt his pulse. It was a fast, heavy thud against my fingertips."I am just washing the soap away."My voice shook. The lie tasted like copper in my mouth. I did not move my hand. The water sprayed over my knuckles and ran down the dark hair on his chest. He looked down at me. His eyes were completely black in the dim light of the bathroom. The muscle in his left cheek bunched up. His jaw looked like it might snap from how hard his teeth were locked together."Remove your hand."He did not yell. He whispered it. The sound was low and dry. It cut right through the splash of the water against the tiles.I pulled my fingers back. My skin felt freezing cold the second the contact broke."Sorry."The word got swallowed by the

Last Updated : 2026-08-20

Chapter 82

Nixon’s POV"Stand still."The command left my throat raw, scraping against the humid air of the bathroom. Scout did not move. Her spine straight, a rigid line of bone and tense muscle underneath the torn, bloody fabric of her dress. Crimson streaks had dried into dark, crusty tracks across her bare shoulder blades.I reached for the zipper.Her body locked instantly. The sudden stiffness in her shoulders travelled straight down her back, a silent scream of absolute resistance."Relax," I muttered.She did not. She shifted her weight, a tiny, miserable twitch of her frame, but the steel in her muscles remained tight.I caught the metal tab of the zipper between two fingers and pulled down. The teeth parted with a sharp, rhythmic click. Piece by piece, the ruined cloth fell away to reveal the pale curve of her back, ruined by mottled purple bruises and smeared filth. My knuckles brushed the centre of her spine.She flinched. A violent shiver rippled through her skin, vibrating right in

Last Updated : 2026-08-20

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