He clenched his jaw and the whip snapped louder. It came down twice as hard and fast. I jolted forward, tears stinging the corners of my eyes. I will not let him win.
“I’m asking the questions. Who do you work for?”
“You already know who I work for, so who the f**k are you even asking me?”
“I loved you, Jacob, but you betrayed me. I trusted you.”
“Not enough to share what you promised you would.”
He stepped around me, looking coldly into my eyes. “You don’t deserve to know my secrets, Jacob,” he said, walking away. “This isn’t getting us anywhere, we’ll begin again in the morning.”
And he was gone, closing the door behind him. Was he just going to leave me here?
Over the next month he’d come in and ask the same questions over and over and over again. I knew I had to stay strong, but
