---- Tears sting my eyes as I find myself getting teleported back to that dungeon in the city.

The day he saved me from getting raped and screamed at me for being so stupid.

Nothing changed.

Changing my identity to Robin Hood would not drive away Zariyan Iwas still me.

And somewhere deep inside, I knew.

What he is saying is true.

I may sacrifice myself for others.noveldrama

Yet when I need someone? No one will be there for me.

People change...

as they grow up and move ahead in life they place stones on their hearts and kill their emotions to survive.

But I couldn't I better die with a heart thats cracked and walked upon a thousand times than a heart frozen in ice that ---- eee couldn't feel anything This is me.

And [am not going to change myself.

Not for anyone.

Holding my breath , I bracing myself for the impact I won't be an exception Now that I have dared to speak agains him in front of everyone, the punishment is only going to get nastier.

But I wasn't afraid of it.

Dropping on my knees, I close my eyes and that's when I hear the sound of the whip cutting the air, ready to meet my back.

---- Chapter 331 Whack! My eyes snap open as I see the whip cracking against the ground, inches away from my body.And then, it drops? Slack beside me.

T couldn't help stare at the leather coil capable enough to tear apart human skin laying near my feet.

And suddenly my eyes drift to the butt knot or rather the handle of it.

Blood.

Tt was coated in blood But whose could it- My heart drums in my ear as I look back to see Damien s hand...

the very hand that held the whip clenched into fists so tight that blood dripped down from it.

---- eee = His gaze flicked to the assembled recruits, and the hardness in his eyes only seemed to have gotten colder.

It's getting late, he announced, voice cold and final.

Training begins in moments, and I won't tolerate any further delays.

A murmur of relief swept through the crowd, some exhaling audibly.

But just as the tension lifts and I drop down my shoulders in relief he leaned in close, his voice dropping to a whisper meant only for me.

Tonight, he said, his tone deceptively calm, a dark satisfaction curling at the edges of his words.

Tn my quarters.

My heart slammed in my chest, blood roaring in my ears.

This isnt over.

That's exactly what he wanted to say to me.

I swallowed hard and eyes held mine for a beat longer than necessary.