There is a psychological condition where a woman wants her lover to physically abuse her. For this purpose she can emotionally torture him and expects that in the response of anger and rage he will beat her. This way she gets assurance that her man really loves her, values her and the abuse he is facing from the woman goes against his emotions and the reaction is the abuse and torture he inflicts on her. This is the way she feels his love and value he gives her. After going through this fantastic work of literature, I understood the point writer and author trying to illustrate. This novel is a roller-coaster of emotions even for the reader. Love it.