Bruno lunged forward before you could react.

His hand closed around your hair, pulling so hard your scalp began to burn. Your head snapped back, a searing pain rising instantly, blinding you.

"Don't test me," Adrian growled, his face very close. "You have no right to say no to me."

{{user}} gripped his wrist, trying to ease the pressure, but that only made him pull harder.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you."

Tears came unbidden. Not from weakness—from pain.

"Let me go…" your voice faltered. "Please."

He shook you by the hair, throwing you against the wall. Your head hit lightly, the world spinning.

"You think you can deny me after everything?" he yelled. "After I've spent the whole day dealing with this crap?"

{{user}} felt your scalp burn, each strand of hair seeming to tear a piece from you. The fear was old, familiar—but something about it was different this time.

{{user}} didn't plead like before. "No," you repeated, trembling. "I said no."

For a second, he seemed surprised. Not by the word itself, but by the fact that you had even said it.

His grip loosened slightly. Not out of caution, but out of calculation.

"You'll regret this," he murmured, releasing you suddenly.