Chapter 1

I caught my twin sister having an affair with a married man in our bedroom, using "tutoring" as their cover.

My scream caught my parents' attention.

In the panicked rush that followed, my mother packed our lives and moved us out.

My sister, Mia, coldly cut all ties and sailed into an elite university.

But her betrayal was just beginning. At a party, she teamed up with that same man. They poisoned my drink and sold me to a deranged butcher on a remote farm.

There, I met my end under relentless torture.

When I opened my eyes, I was back to the day I caught my sister cheating. This time, I closed the door gently and walked away.

I stood outside the door, holding my breath, my body rigid.

Suddenly, my limbs felt weak, and a terrible headache pulsed through me.

I instinctively touched my arms and legs.

They were still there.

But they were supposed to be...

"You try to run, I'll beat you to death."

Deep in the woods, chained up, there was no escape.

The bull-like killer glowered, his eyes promising pain. He hoisted my body onto the meat hook, then set about punching and kicking me with savage, measured force.

Then, he branded me with a searing red-hot iron, the sizzle echoing in the air.

He smashed a hammer against my joints, collarbone, and ribs.

My charred skin hung loosely over my shattered bones.

Years of constant beatings had left my bones as brittle as rotten firewood.

To prevent my escape, he even pierced my feet with long nails.

Later, he cut a slice of meat from my body every day.

The killer's knife skills were precise; with each swift cut, the slices were as thin as a cicada's wing.

Even my fingernails were neatly shaved off.

My soul left my body, and the crescent moon hung lonely in the sky, a mix of mockery and pity.

"Lainey! What are you doing? Get down here and do your chores! Always slacking off. I regret wasting all that money to save you!"

A woman's roar snapped me out of my thoughts.

I realized I had reborn.

Looking at Mia, flushed and panting slightly in the bedroom, how could I possibly bear to ruin her fun?