Chapter 76 He Shattered My Soul!
I carry her towards my room, holding her close as her tears dampen my chest. Her distress weighs heavily on my heart, and I feel an overwhelming anger towards my brother for causing her such agony.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
As I lay her down on the bed, her cry of profound pain echoes through the room, sending shivers down my spine. A wave of sadness washes over me, and I just stare at her in utter shock.
“Alexander, it hurts like hell.” She cries, looking at me.
“Where, love?” I ask, stroking her hair as she weeps, clutching my blazer.
Only I know how I’m controlling my emotions after seeing her condition: my soul is burning.
“Everywhere.” I become numb and stare at her blankly upon listening to her response.
“You’ll be alright. I’m here with you.” I compose myself and reassure her, cupping her face while she just whimpers in pain.
“Let me check.” As I move down to pull up her dress, she stops me by grasping my hand.
“No, please don’t look. You’ll hate my body.” She whispers, and her words startle me.
Why would I hate her body? What has happened? A surge of fear rushes through me as I contemplate the worst.
“Don’t worry. I’ll never hate your body.” I affirm, blinking my eyes.
As I hold the hem of her dress to raise it, she constantly shakes her head, staring at me with her moist eyes.
As soon as I lift her dress and notice deep red bruise marks of belting on her legs, the dress slips down from my hand, and I gasp in shock.
I become utterly numb for a few seconds.
How could he do this to her? I will not leave him.
My brother is dead to me because that beast can’t be my brother.
“He lashed me with cruelty, Alexander, just because I refused to become submissive. H-how could I have-have given him your right?” As her lips quiver, she stumbles over her words.
Although I abandoned her, she took all the pain because she didn’t want to give my right to someone else.
As I close my eyes dejectedly, tears trickle down my cheeks.
I wish I hadn’t left her because she wouldn’t have had to endure all of this suffering. I’m engulfed in regret.
She sniffles because of a fit of crying. “I have been through hell in your absence here. I was ready to bear all his torture, but I had to give up in the end because he began torturing Mia. You know my weakness is that I can’t stand to see anyone suffer. I’m sorry, Alexander. I tried so hard-”
I shush her by placing my finger on her lips and stare at her with great remorse in my eyes. “I’m sorry. Alice, I failed to protect you. I abandon you. It’s because of me you suffer.”
Suddenly, she howls in pain, clutching my blazer and squeezing her eyes shut, and I feel a piercing pain in my heart.
“Alice, what-what happened?” I enquire, stuttering.
“It hurts so much, Alexander.” She wails in agony.
“I’m just calling, Doctor. You’ll be fine.” I soothe her, petting her hair, and then immediately text my PA to send a doctor.
“I want to die, Alexander. I can’t take this.” She sobs, burying her face in my chest, and my heart aches.
“The torture is over, Alice. I’m here for you now. Everything will be fine.” I try to comfort her.
“No. The physical wounds might heal with time, but the wounds inside me will never mend. Nothing will ever be alright, Alexander. He didn’t just hurt me physically; he shattered my soul with his brutality. I can’t even tell you what he forced me to do because you would reject me if you knew.”
“Trust me, Alice, whatever he did, it doesn’t change my feelings for you. You’re still the same Alice I love, and I’ll heal you with my love.” I place a kiss on her forehead.
“No, you’ll despise me, Alexander. He tarnished my soul with cruelty.” She shakes her head frantically.
I’m about to reassure her, but then I remember something, and my expression changes.
Fuck! How could I forget she was getting electric shocks when I stepped inside? The device is still inside her.
I raise her dress to her waist in an instant, and the sight of deep wounds covering her body feels like a stab in my heart.
As I see the electric shock vibrator inside her, I let out a sob. I close my eyes and gently pull the vibrator out of her. As she screams, my heart breaks even more.
Upon witnessing the swollen vagina, I feel as if someone has ripped my soul out of me. I can’t even see it. It pierces my heart.
“It hurts everywhere, Alexander!” She exclaims, rubbing her body into a frenzy.
Tears stream down my face as I witness her distressing condition. I can’t bear to see her in such pain.
Then, a female doctor enters the room, and Alice wriggles in fright upon seeing her.
“No.” She constantly shakes her head and digs her face into my shoulder, afraid of the doctor, and I rub her back and caress her hair to relax her.
“Please for me, Alice. Let her examine you. You need treatment. I’m here with you. You trust me, right?” I pull her away from myself and ask, clasping her face.
“You won’t leave me alone with her, right?” She confirms.
I nod in assurance. “I’ll never leave you alone now, I promise.” As I place a kiss on her forehead, a lone tear trickles down my cheek.
My heart shatters seeing her in this condition. I long for my old cheerful Alice back.
I gesture to the doctor to come as I lay Alice on the bed. She clutches my hand as the doctor stands beside her.
“Hey, Alice. I won’t hurt you. I just come here to check on you.” Doctor Clair explains to her, and she squeezes her eyes shut.
“Stay away from me.” As Clair is about to take off Alice’s dress, she opens her eyes and pushes her away.
She sits on the bed and hugs me. “Alexander, I-I’m a-afraid. I-I can’t even close my eyes because when I close my eyes, all-all those to-tortures come into my mind.” As her lips quiver, she stammers.
Tears trickle down my cheeks as I embrace her loosely because she has wound all over her body.
She just snuggles up to me, as if she wants to bury herself in me. The sound of her laboured breathing echoes in my ears, a constant reminder of her struggle.
I can’t put into words the pain I feel seeing her like this. It’s as if my heart is being squeezed and twisted in a vice. I hold her close, wishing I could take away all her suffering.