Chapter 57

Opening the bathroom door, Nash saw Nina sitting in the bathtub, vigorously rubbing her body, not making a sound, fearing he might hear her.

"Nina, stop!" He hurried over and grabbed her hands that were hurting herself.

Nina's eyes were red, caught by him, just avoiding him, struggling hard. "Don't touch me, I'm dirty..."

"You're not dirty," Nash said softly, wrapping his arms around her body to prevent her from hurting herself. "You're not dirty at all."

All Nina could think of was the image of being pressed against the table, feeling nauseous all over. Even a slight touch from Nash made her feel unclean. She shook her head. "Stop comforting me. I know I'm dirty. I even feel disgusted with myself!"

Nina continued rubbing her reddened body.

"Nina."

No matter how Nash called out, Nina couldn't hear him. She washed every inch of her body, muttering repeatedly, "I'm dirty, I need to clean myself.

"I..." Nina repeated the same words, but suddenly stopped, her mouth trembling, her