Chapter Ten

Kade I froze in my tracks the moment she threw herself on the ground and grabbed my boot, pleading with me not to reject her. Bold of her. So bold of her to think that I was going to change my mind because of her actions. Begging was irritating and it made me more ruthless. I fought the urge to toss her aside as her slender hands brought dirt to my sparkling black boot. I closed my eyes, as my mind wandered to the past, remembering the torture sessions I passed through because I begged. "Ahh!" I screamed in anguish as the horsewhip landed on my naked body that dripped sweat and blood. I shook the table in an attempt to escape but I was already trapped in it, as my body was tied firmly to it. "Please, stop beating me, it hurts." I pleaded, hoping my father would harken to my voice and withdraw the whip but he proved me wrong by lashing me three more times. "Stop begging, Arcade!" his mean voice vibrated throughout the room, making me want to run away cowardly into a hole like a rat and