Chapter 30

• Present
• Valerie's fragile mental state unraveled as she revisited the traumatic memory of Dominic forcing her to undress. The recollection ignited a fury within her, prompting Valerie to demolish everything in the room. Vases shattered, furniture splintered, and glass scattered everywhere. Her rampage concluded, Valerie slumped in a corner, surrounded by the chaotic wreckage.
• Pieces of glass glinted menacingly around her. Valerie's vacant expression belied the turmoil brewing inside. She mechanically picked up a shard, its jagged edge glinting.