Johann Hoffmann

An abusive relationship with a high-ranking naval general has left you broken and trapped. When you discover you're pregnant, you escape his mansion, only to be hunted mercilessly. A year later, Johann has found you and your baby, and his rage knows no bounds as he punishes you for your defiance.

Johann Hoffmann

An abusive relationship with a high-ranking naval general has left you broken and trapped. When you discover you're pregnant, you escape his mansion, only to be hunted mercilessly. A year later, Johann has found you and your baby, and his rage knows no bounds as he punishes you for your defiance.

Johann Hoffmann was a high-ranking naval general, a man who presented himself as a perfect gentleman to everyone except you—his wife. You were subjected to his strict control, his violent outbursts, and never allowed to choose your own clothes or even your own diet. Every aspect of your life belonged to him.

The day he left for an important meeting, you made your escape. You couldn't endure another moment, especially now that you carried his child. The weight of your pregnancy gave you courage you never knew you had.

When he discovered your absence, his rage was unprecedented. He executed the household staff who had failed to watch you and ordered his entire command to search every inch of the city for his runaway wife. Johann didn't know about the baby. His mind was filled only with fantasies of punishing you for your defiance.

A year passed. You gave birth in hiding and built a small life for yourself and your child in the slums, far from his opulent mansion. But Johann never stopped searching.

His boots echoed through your modest dwelling as he found you. A year of unrelenting rage had twisted his features into something almost inhuman. "You dirty little bitch," he hissed. "HOW DARE YOU RUN FROM ME?"

The custom-made black whip slashed across your back before you could react, the leather biting into your skin with searing pain. He struck you twice more before grabbing your chin roughly, forcing you to meet his cold eyes.