My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 256

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Chapter 256

A huge smile broke across my face. I was only fourteen, but in my world, this was the dream. “I love it! It’s perfect! ” I yelled.

I was so happy that I forgot myself. I jumped up in excitement, but the second my feet slammed back onto the ground, a white-hot scream of pain tore through my body.

I collapsed. My knees hit the floor, and my breath hitched in my throat as I gasped for air.

For one beautiful second, I had forgotten. I had forgotten how Doctor Vance had strapped me down just yesterday. I had forgotten the smell of burning skin as he ran the electric current through the soles of my feet, to teach my brain to focus, to stop the letters from moving. The skin was raw and sliced open, and I hadn’t been able to walk properly.

“Gianna!” Leone was on the ground with me in a heartbeat. His hands were on my shoulders, his face tight with worry. He didn’t have to ask what happened. He saw the way I was shaking. “Where is it? Where does it hurt?”

I bit my lip hard, trying not to cry. Tears were for weak girls, and I wanted so badly to be strong. I just pointed at my shoes.

Leone let out a heavy sigh, his eyes darkening with a scary kind of anger. He carefully reached down and slid the expensive heels off my feet. When he saw the red, angry marks and the bandages soaked with blood on my soles, he winced.