Chapter 64

• Anastasia blinked, trying to convince herself that it was an illusion, yet he remained there, judgment and loathing emanating from his gaze as he uttered a single word, "Filth."
• In a surge of defiance, she began to fight against the men who were violating her, struggling not just to escape from their grasp but to reach him, yearning to hit him, to kiss him, and to confront him for abandoning her.
• The rage surged within her until she craved to strangle him, to feel his pulse fade away beneath her hands. She screamed in outrage as the illusory moment disintegrated, leaving her once more with only the pain that enveloped her—just pain.