C10 Chapter 10: Claimed

Parted lips. Eyes fixed on the ceiling.

Tears streamed down my temples as I took all of him.

I never thought it would be like this. I expected gentleness. I expected him to make love to me—not just take me with raw, unrelenting force. I hoped he’d treat me better. That he’d see me as something more. That, for once, I’d be given the tenderness I deserved.

But instead