Chapter 17

• Locked in Burgess's private villa, I felt a surge of frustration as he led me to the bedroom and ordered, "Stay here and reflect on yourself!"
• "I have nothing to reflect on," I retorted, attempting to open the door and escape his confinement.
• But Burgess was quick to thwart my efforts, sneering as he pulled me back and secured me to the head of the bed with a tie. His words were laced with resentment, "You went to have an abortion without telling me. Do you think I'm dead?"