Lucas Nicholas watched the little girl lying on the hospital bed and he nearly wept when the nurse changed her in a white hospital gown, and he saw the purple bruises all over her body.
Tightly clenching his fists, his eyes wandered to her extremely thin frame. She was so malnourished that her skin was sticking to her ribs. Viince must be starving her to death. He wondered when was the last time the child had a decent meal.
Vince was the incarnation of the devil. He used the girl as a tool for his revenge. Not only that he starves her to death but he beats her as well. And the proof of his cruelty was visibly etched all over her body.
His chest felt so tight and he was having difficulty breathing while he looked at her pitiful condition. If only he could take all her pain with him, he would do it so she wouldn't have to carry the heavy burden on her shoulders.
