He tore me out of the idyllic little world where I lived happily, finding joy in playing the violin. He made me taste sorrow, plunge into darkness, lose my shame and personal freedom. He wants me to fulfill all his desires, paying for the sins of someone else—my mother. He thinks I’m the last prostitute, unscrupulous and mercenary. And I have to play this role: swallow my pride, lose myself—allowing the man known as “Severe” to carry out brutal punishment on me…