DESDEMONA

He clenched his fist, raising his hand. I shut my eyes tight, bracing for the blow, but the sound that followed wasn’t my bones cracking, it was the heavy sound of his fist slamming into the wooden door beside me.

My breath caught, I opened my eyes slowly, my heart racing so fast it hurt.

“I… I’ll go now,” I stammered, my voice barely a whisper, but he didn’t stop me this time.

The moment I stepped out of his room, I exhaled shakily. My chest loosened, but every time I blinked, I saw his eyes cold, blazing, unrelenting again. I pressed my palm to my chest as if...