The blazing truth of his words hit my chest like a heavy blow hurting worse than his physical blows. I didn't do anything to defend myself. I Was suspended in a state of inertia where I couldn't feel, couldn't talk couldn't react.
A furious Blake reached down and yanked me up by my collars and I watched unflinching as his hand reared back to connect hard with my jaws again and again. When the last one landed, I felt the sting of his blow on the left corner of my lips.
I closed my eyes waiting for more blows. I needed him to continue to hit me. Maybe the pain from his punches will snap me out of this crippling numbness. I was feeling lifeless inside of me as if something reached inside of me and switched off every emotions leaving me empty. I couldn't even shed a tear.
When no more blo
