On Iris Harris's shoulder, there's a long, narrow scar that cuts across from the top of her shoulder to her collarbone, appearing especially grim on her fair skin.
After returning from Henry Ford, there were no other marks on her body, only this one scar remained, highlighting the peril of that day's car accident.
Iris Harris has a physique that doesn't scar, no matter how much abuse she endures, her body remains fair and immaculate, as if she has always been pampered from a young age.
Brandan Hyde sometimes wonders, if all the wounds she suffered throughout her life were to be displayed on her skin, how terrifying would it be? Some scars, even ones he personally inflicted, have now completely vanished from her skin.
He can't help but feel grateful for her physique, as he wouldn't know how to face the harm he once caused her day after day.
The violent feelings of the past have long transformed into tenderness.
