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hunger behind his stare, and it terrified me.
    “You’re mine now, bitch. I’m gonna take this body however I want,” his snarl intensified with each word.
    “Todd, I don’t–”
    Is that why he was doing this to me? Did he try to have sex with someone else and she turned him down? I didn’t even care. I just wanted away from him.
    I tried to squirm away, to turn my head away from him, but his weight and strength were too much. His hand held both of mine above my head while the other hand explored my body in places no man had ever touched before. Tears built in my eyes and pooled around their rims before spilling over. I never imagined he would be like this with me.
    He didn’t say a word, he just sneered, an evil and crazy look danced in his eyes. He pulled his belt from somewhere near him, the end laced through the buckle like a snare. He fastened the loop around my constrained hands and pulled it tight around my wrists. Now with both hands free, he tied the end of the belt around his headboard and yanked my hands hard over my head, shackling me to the unyielding frame. He sat up and looked at me, hatred and disgust clouded his dark blue eyes. His gaze moved over me, following the track of his hands over my clothes. I couldn’t understand why this was happening. He said I disgusted him, yet there was hunger in his glare. “Stop fuckin’ movin’, bitch,” he growled as I tried to get away. “You’re gonna love this.” In a flash a blow hit me so hard I was dazed. The side of my head exploded with pain when the heel of his hand landed just above my ear.
    Stars lit up in my sight and before I could focus, he ripped my pants from me and shoved my shirt and bra up to my neck. Completely exposed, I could feel his hungry gaze taking in every inch of me. He commenced running his hands up and down my form, harshly touching my sensitive skin. I strained against the belt holding my hands above my head. It cut into my wrists with a painful bite. Every touch felt like acid on my flesh. I tried to move away from his touch, but he pinned me to the bed with his weight. He explored every inch of my exposed flesh.
    I cried out, tears streamed from my eyes as I begged him to stop, “Don’t do this. Please stop, please.” I sobbed, begging him to let me go.
    I saw the movement of his hand just as another blow landed on the side of my head. It sent an explosion of pain through me. My dizzy head floated disoriented, almost content in the fleeting moment of oblivion. I couldn’t blackout. I had to keep fighting.
    “Damn, your body is gorgeous,” he growled in my ear. “You are mine, and this is what you need to do for me.”
    “Please, Todd. Please don’t do this. I don’t want to do this. Not like this, I’m not ready.” Panic seized my breathing. My whole body quaked with every touch. I begged him not to touch me, I pleaded with him to stop his assault. “Todd, please untie me. I don’t want to do this. Your parents will hear …” He clamped his hand over my mouth and pressed himself into my stomach. His eyes crazed; he looked exhilarated. For the first time I could see how much he liked controlling me. His excitement was amplified by his dominance over me. He enjoyed hurting me.
    “You’re gonna love this, babe. You know you love it when I take control.” He slid his pants from his body and lifted my legs so he could do what he wanted to me. I tried everything I could to stop him, but his weight was too much for me.
    I shrieked as pain ripped through me when Todd finally took what he wanted. Todd’s laugh was the only thing I could hear above my cries. Tears spilled from my eyes and streamed down the sides of my face. The pain that speared through me was excruciating. There was no caressing, no love, nothing gentle about what he did. He tore into me with no love and no affection. I felt like I was splitting apart.
    “Please stop, please. Todd …” My hiccupping pleas for him to stop did nothing but make