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me.
Gideon remained standing, taking a large swallow of whatever was in his hand. "You said the
first time. How many times were there?"
I took conscious breaths, trying to calm myself. "I don't know. I lost count."
"Did you tell anyone? Did you tell your mother?"
"No. My God, if she'd known, she would've gotten me out of there. But Nathan made sure I
was too afraid to tell her." I tried to swallow past a tight, dry throat and winced at the painful
sandpapery burn. When my voice came again, it was barely a whisper. "There was a time when it
got so bad I almost told her anyway, but he knew. Nathan could tell I was close. So he broke my
cat's neck and left her on my bed."
"Jesus Christ." His chest was heaving. "He wasn't just fucked up, he was insane. And he was
touching you...Eva ."
"The servants had to know," I went on numbly, staring at my twisted hands. I just wanted to