She was too shaken to speak.
In truth, she barely heard anything he had said. Her mind was buzzing with fear and confusion as she simply stared at him, blinking slowly while he stepped away from her. The warmth of his touch disappeared, leaving her feeling strangely hollow as she watched him stride toward Julien.
Without hesitation, Damien drove a brutal punch into Julien's stomach.
The man doubled forward with a choked gasp, blood spilling from his mouth.
Jacqueline couldn't bear it.
A strangled breath left her as she spun around and rushed out of the room. She stumbled into the corridor, gripping the wall for support as ragged breaths tore through her chest.
And then it all came crashing back.
Every memory.
Every moment of torture she had endured at that man's hands.
The pain.
The humiliation.
The years he had spent destroying her piece by piece.
