"Why are you doing this, Jimuel? If you want to kill me, then can you just end it now?" Nadine pleaded, her voice filled with desperation. She longed for an end to the physical torture, yearning for her soul to be freed from this torment.

"Death is an escape for you, isn't it, Nadine? But I won't let you have that luxury. I want you to keep begging for it from me," Jimuel responded, his voice laced with a sadistic intent.

Tears welled up in Nadine's eyes despite her efforts to hide her pain. Jimuel opened the cage and entered slowly, his approach forceful. He forcefully gripped her jaw, his...