บททั้งหมดของ The Betrayal's kiss : บทที่ 101 - บทที่ 104

Ava's POV “If she won't talk, we'll make her,” Grace said as she advanced, a heavy stick in her hand. Hell no. I've taken enough beating for one day. I guess I'm meeting my father today. “Haven’t you done enough?” The words were a ragged whisper, all the strength I had left. Grace’s answer was a hateful smile. “Not until you talk, you bitch.” The stick whistled through the air and cracked against my thigh—directly on the fresh wound Sophie’s knife had opened. A blinding pain erupted **in** me. My scream was torn from a place so raw I didn’t recognize my own voice. And through the tears blurring my vision, I saw her—smiling. Enjoying it. That was it. A raw, desperate need to fight back, to make her feel even a fraction of my pain, surged through me. “Open your eyes, you fool!” I shrieked, my body straining against the ropes. “Can’t you see you’re hitting **an** open wound? Or are you truly that blind?” “The audacity!” Grace shrieked, and she began hitting the same spot over and

**Ava’s POV**The door creaked open. “How are you feeling?” Phillip asked as he walked into the room, his voice calm, smooth, and unconvincingly gentle.I didn’t bother to look at him. “Fine.”He approached the bed, his fingers working at the knot on the rope around my wrist, the touch making my skin crawl. “We need to leave within the half-hour,” he murmured, his breath too close to my ear. “Grace’s patience is wearing thin. We can’t have them suspecting our little arrangement.” He paused, letting the lie hang in the air. “I know this is difficult, Ava. But you’re doing this for your father’s memory. For justice.”I sighed deeply, playing my part. “I know. I will do exactly as you planned. I will get the justice I deserve.”“Yes, you will. Gather your strength. I’ll be back in twenty minutes.” He left, and the silence he left behind was filled with the low murmur of voices from the next room. I could hear them arguing but couldn’t make out the words. My body ached, and the smell of b