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Chapter 499 - 499/Utterly Devoid of Dignity

Chapter 499

Julie's point of view

I lifted my head slowly, the movement heavy and mechanical, and met her piercing stare dead-on.

"It's true. He bought me," I said, my voice shocking even myself with how steadily it held. "In the beginning, he treated me like property. He was brutal, he humiliated me on more occasions than I can count, and he made me loathe my own reflection so deeply I couldn't bear to look in a mirror."

Violet's expression didn't so much as twitch. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Steve flinch, a quiet, agonized wince crossing his features as he lowered his gaze.

"And I know loving him was a sickness. Any sane, self-respecting woman would have run for the hills." I swallowed hard, forcing the jagged pill down my throat. "Yet I fell in love with him anyway. God help me, I don't know when or how it happened. It just... took root, despite every nightmare between us, despite fighting it with every ounce of breath I had."

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