katie's POV

Chapter 127

Katie's POV

The tension is so high that it feels like a clap of thunder is about to detonate in the room.

“And don’t worry,” he goes on, although no one knows what he means by that, and looking around the room, no one seems to care, let alone be worried about him. “I’ll get my money back. When I’m done convincing her it’s in her best interest to stay silent, the right client will pay me double to take ownership of her.”

My stomach clenches with apprehension.

No matter how much I try to keep my cool, I feel like I’m about to die.

Images of me being tossed around from one crazy, disgusting man to another while living a life of abuse and servitude and condemning my little sister to a similar fate bring the bible to my mouth.

I feel so sick I stagger on my feet, and all I need right now is to bend over, hold my hair back, and discard all the food I had for dinner.

The fear simmering in my veins is like nothing I’ve ever felt before. The thought that this man would get to touc