Chapter 44

Jaselyn's POV

“He raped me. And what's worse is, the next morning when he woke up in bed with me naked, teary faced, covered in bruises, absolutely traumatized and non verbal; he didn't even apologize.

Not that it would have changed anything but perhaps it would have been a lot easier on me, knowing that he was remorseful, that it was a stupid mistake and he'd never do it again.

Instead, he blamed me once again, attributing his atrocious act to the fact that I had grown up to be an exact copy of my mother, both in appearance and character so I might as well just take her place.

It continued on and he kept forcing himself on me against my will. To make it easier on me, I'd space out during the disgusting deed so I wouldn't have to acknowledge that I was being violated by my own father.

This kept on for 2 years and eventually, I couldn't delude myself anymore. It felt like I would go crazy or my mind would shut down, just like what happened to mum.

I was too ashamed to reach out for he