Chapter 338: Seeing the Truth

As I watched Sofia pick at her food, trying to force down small bites between shaky breaths, something fucking savage ripped through my chest. All those girls at school who’d looked at her with envy, whispering about how lucky she was to be dating Jack Morrison - the golden boy quarterback with his family money and social status.

They had no fucking clue what was really happening behind closed doors.

My hands were trembling with barely contained rage. The fork in my grip was starting to bend under the pressure.

They saw the public displays, the expensive gifts, the way Jack would put his arm around her at school events. What they didn’t see was the systematic humiliation, the psychological torture disguised as jokes, the way he’d weaponized her family’s expectations to keep her trapped like some fucking animal.

Would I have looked away if it wasn’t Sofia? The question burned through my mind like acid. If it was some random girl getting destroyed by that piece of shit, would I have just minded my own business?

"Master," ARIA’s voice whispered in my mind, cutting through the violent thoughts, "your stress indicators are spiking dangerously. What’s troubling you?"

"Jack Morrison," I thought back, my internal voice practically snarling. "The fact that he’s been getting away with this shit for months while everyone thinks he’s some kind of prince."

"Ah. Your protective instincts are engaging at concerning levels." There was a pause. "Though I should point out, even if Sofia wasn’t one of your women, you likely would have ended Jack Morrison eventually. Despite your claims of self-interest, you have a pathological inability to ignore abuse of power, especially against women and little children."

She was right, and that somehow made it worse. I couldn’t even pretend this was just about protecting what was mine. The thought of any girl - any fucking girl - being treated the way Sofia had been made me want to burn the world down.

I looked at Sofia again, really looked at her. Eighteen years old, just like Sarah and Emma. Getting ready for college, her whole life ahead of her, and some sadistic piece of shit had spent months systematically destroying her self-worth for his own entertainment.

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