Jeff looked past me at Adam and said, "Take her back to her room." The tone in his voice told me that I had better obey or he would punish me later, so I obeyed and let Adam lead me back to my room.

"Why don't you start getting ready for bed princess," Adam suggested as he closed my bedroom door once again. I was so exhausted from crying that I obeyed.

I quietly grabbed my pjs out of my dresser door and walked over to the bathroom. After closing the door I got changed. Before I went back out to where Adam was sitting on my bed, I looked at my reflexion in the mirror. Adam's handprint was clearly visible, and my eyes were puffy from crying. I took a deep breath and opened the door again.

I walked over to my bed and slid under the covers. Adam quietly wrapped his arms around me and stroked my hair softly.

Slowly, I fell asleep in his arms.