Chapter 24

"No," Penelope said resolutely before continuing in a pleading voice, "I'm begging you, Jacob. Please just let me go, alright?" Her words completely angered Jacob. He picked her up and threw her onto the bed with a displeased expression. "Haven't you already loved me for eight years?" he asked. "Why can't you continue to love me then? Since nothing I do can make you want to stay, I'll have to use other methods to keep you here!" She could not help but tremble from head to toe at the stormy look in his eyes. "W-What are you trying to do?" He tore off her nightgown, then brought his weight down on her. "I'm going to get you to bear me a child! I'd certainly like to see how you're going to run away with a child in your belly!" That night, she could not stop him from having his way with her even though she even passed out from crying. In the days that followed, he completely dropped his caring act. He forced her to eat her meals, then forced himself on her day and night. She wanted