I stumbled over my own feet as he shoved me through the doorway, barely catching myself before I hit the polished marble floor. Gasping, I straightened up, eyes wide as they scanned the unfamiliar surroundings. Or should I say—a mansion. Everything about it screamed wealth, power… and danger. I blinked rapidly, trying to push back the tears, smearing them away with my shoulder because my hands were bound tightly in front of me. The ropes bit into my skin, a cruel reminder that this wasn’t a nightmare. It was my new reality. “Welcome to my world, princess,” he said, voice like velvet over broken glass. --- Lewis. The name alone makes my stomach churn. The man I once thought I loved. The one who walked into my life with a smile too perfect and eyes too deceptive. He wore sweetness like a mask, a disguise that crumbled the moment he had me. At first, he was everything I ever wanted. Until he became everything I feared. He didn’t just hurt me—he broke me. And just when I thought there was no way out of his twisted love, his brother appeared. Like a storm. Like a promise. I thought I saw a savior in him. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. The day I stepped into their house, I didn’t just lose my freedom. I lost my dignity. I never sought his attention. I never wanted his eyes on me. But he gave it anyway—unrelenting, consuming, obsessive. He didn’t offer me freedom from Lewis. He offered me a different kind of captivity. One laced with soft touches and sharp edges. One that didn’t hurt my skin, but carved into my soul. With Lewis, I lost my body. With him, I lost everything. He stole my sanity with his silence, my breath with his gaze, and my heart with his wickedness. I was a puppet tangled in the strings of two devils—one who broke me openly, and the other who worshipped my broken pieces like treasures he owned. In trying to escape one prison… I fell into another. But this one has velvet chains and a master who whispers in the dark. Now the only question left is: Will he heal me… or destroy what’s left of me? ------------------------------- ⚠️WARNING: IT CONTAINS DARK ROMANCE, FORCED AND HAS MATURED CONTENT. ------------------------------- ⚠️It's a short story. ⚠️I cannot promise regular updates but I'll publish the chapter whenever I have time so please be patient with the updates🙏🏻 ------------------------------- ⚠️English is not my first language ------------------------------- ⚠️PLEASE DO NOT COPY MY WORK