Chapter 22

Alessa had been tortured horribly. She was underfed and kept awake most of the time. She also suffered the same things she put Jasmine through countless times. She was trembling when the door creaked open, and a ray of light shone into the basement. She wasn't sure what had happened until Martin walked through the door. Immediately snapping out of her daze, she crawled over and held his thigh tightly as if she were clutching at a lifeline. "Martin, I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I won't bother you and Jasmine again. I'll stay far away from you guys and never get in your way anymore. Have mercy on me. I really am sorry for what I've done!" Alessa cried out miserably as she begged, looking utterly broken and pathetic. Martin didn't respond to her. He merely scanned her face in detail, noticing the absence of innocence and beauty, replaced by insatiable desire and greed. Why on earth did he choose Alessa over Jasmine, and lose someone most important to him in the process? At the