Eden's POV
I slap my hand over my mouth in shock and utter disgust when it dawns on me what is happening. Mateo is being punished.
Because of me. Because he brought me here.
Suddenly, everything he said earlier this evening makes sense.
I lift my arms to begin beating my fists against the window, but it does nothing to stop the horror transpiring below. Another lash lands with an almighty c***k, and Mateo’s pain-filled cries ring out loudly against the harsh silence. Before I know it, I’m already running full speed out of my room and down the corridor to the staircase. I fly down the stairs like a bat out of hell, heading straight for the front door.
Safeguards? I don’t give two shits about their damn safeguards!
I have to do something! Anything that I can do to stop this!
I throw t
