“Whoa, whoa!” tattoo-face shouted when he walked back into the room.
Imdiately, the strong scent of a steak and cheese sandwich filled my nose. My stomach growled again but I kept my eyes down. I refused to show them how much the sll was getting to .
I had no idea when I ate last but my mouth watered and I swallowed repeatedly to keep them from noticing.
“Alpha Chandler said not to spoil her, rember?” tattoo-face said.
One-eye snarled and pulled the knife from my finger.
My pinky stung where the blade had cut through my skin and a sliver of blood ford. It wasn’t a bad wound.
“Well, he’ll change his tune eventually. For now, leave her to starve.”
***
Two days.
For two days one-eye starved and beat .
He didn’t even ask any questions. He was just trying to break down.
Every visit, he’d threaten , call nas, call my mother nas, and smack around.
I kept my mouth clamped shut.
My entire body was bruised and aching. I had wooden splinters stuck in my arms from when the chair broke.
When one-eye and tattoo-face ca in on the third day, I was too exhausted to glare at them. My head lolled to the side and I closed my eyes, so close to drifting off to sleep.
With how much pain I was in, it was really hard to get any rest at all. Finally, I’d gotten so exhausted, I could pass out through the pain.
“Hey, hey!” one-eye shouted. He slapped my face.
My cheek stung but I was so tired and so numb, I barely noticed.
“What the fuck? I’m here to talk to you, you nasty whore. You’re going to disrespect by sleeping?” he growled, slapping my face back and forth.
Groaning, I closed my eyes and hoped he’d leave alone if I didn’t react.
“No. You don’t get off that easy,” he said.
One-eye stepped away.
Suddenly, icy water splashed my skin and soaked into my clothes.
I jerked awake, gasping and shivering. Of course, it was asking too much for them to let get so sleep!
My mind wandered to Soren. How long would it be before he realized I was gone? Had Payne been able to get in touch with him at all? I couldn’t help but be mad at him. He was off chasing after the artifact while I was being tortured!
One-eye pressed his hand to my forehead and pushed my head back, forcing to look into his face and his one eye.
“Good to see you awake,” he said, smirking cruelly. “Now, where is the box?”
They were asking about the box? Before, Chandler just asked about what I found in Miltern. Where had they gotten additional information about the box?
I kept my mouth shut and shook my head. He might have beaten and tortured for days but I wasn’t going to give him what he wanted. The worst thing for a guy like this was to know he failed in breaking .
But that still didn’t answer the question of where they were getting the information. I wondered if they had anyone else feeding it to them. Had they been spying?
Sighing, one-eye closed his eye and shook his head.
“Well, if you’re still not ready to talk, then perhaps soone else can convince you,” he said, grinning slyly.
He motioned to tattoo-face. He left the room for a mont and ca back in, dragging soone in a cloak. Tattoo-face tossed the woman across the room and she rolled to a stop right in front of .
“April!” I gasped, covering my mouth.
April muttered sothing unintelligible. Her lip was split and she had heavy, purple bruises on her eyes. Her cheeks were puffy and she had other cuts on her arms and her collarbone.
Whatever they had done to her was far worse than what I’d been going through. It looked like she had a bad head injury.
I saw that her clothes were ripped too, especially her pants and I could see bruises on her thighs.
One-eye licked his lips, lust filling his one eye as he looked at April.
“Now, you better talk or I can guarantee, you’ll end up just like her,” he said. He grabbed my cheeks and forced to look at him. He moved his face closer to mine and licked his lips again, the tip of his tongue touching my lips.
I squird away from him. Tears dripped from my eyes. I couldn’t help it. My body was so worn down and April had suffered far worse than . And she had suffered because of .
“Tell where the box is, I know you have it!” one-eye demanded.
I clamped my lips tightly and shook my head. I wasn’t going to disgrace April’s sacrifice by telling them what she wouldn’t.
“Very well, then,” he snarled.
He released my face and hovered over April’s limp body. He licked his lips again and pulled his knife out, waving it over her body.
“Don’t kill her,” I begged, speaking for the first ti in days. My voice was hoarse and raspy.
One-eye laughed and shook his head. “Oh, I’m not going to kill her yet. She’s still got so use in her, a little more fun to be had before I end her.”
Still laughing, he cut down the center of April’s shirt and pants, her clothes falling away from her body.
I gasped in horror as I saw the damage they’d done to the rest of her. One of her breasts had been cut off and she was bruised and bleeding all over. The bruises on her thighs were a lot more noticeable now and she had blood between her legs. This wasn’t the first ti one-eye had assaulted her...
“Stop it!” I yelled. “Stop! Don’t touch her!”
“M-Mila?” April whispered, her eyes fluttering.
“April, I’m here,” I said soothingly. I reached out and took her pale, weak hand in mine.
“I-I’m s-so sorry... I d-didn’t know... didn’t know they got y-you... I thought...” her voice was so soft I could barely hear it. Like every word was an effort.
She coughed a little and trembled.
“I th-thought you were s-safe... they th-threatened m-my pack... p-please... p-lease forgive m-...”
She trailed off.
Fresh tears dripped down my face. I kept my eyes on April but I could tell that one-eye and tattoo-face were absolutely enjoying the pain in April’s voice and my tears. I was surprised they weren’t panting and jerking off with pleasure.
“Shh, April, save your strength,” I urged, rubbing her hand.
April smiled weakly. Before I could react, she grabbed the knife from one-eye’s hand and thrust it into her heart.
“No! April!” I cried.
She twitched several tis and then lay still, her breathing stopped.
“What the fuck!?” one-eye snarled, jumping to his feet.
I clenched my teeth and balled my hands into fists. These n were monsters! They killed whoever they wanted, even the innocent, for their own greed. My hatred for them grew and grew. I had to stop sniveling. It was ti to get the upper hand!
“I want to talk to Chandler,” I said.
One-eye ignored . He leaned over April and checked her pulse. Sighing, he bowed his head.
“She’s dead. That’s so boring...”
Licking his lips, he looked at .
“Well, little whore, since I can’t use this one anymore, it looks like it is your turn.” he grinned, showing all his teeth.
“Stop! I want to talk to Alpha Chandler,” I insisted. “I changed my mind...”
Single Eye threw his head back and laughed. “Sorry, Missy, you should have thought of that sooner. It would have been easier for you, and for your little friend.”
He stalked toward and I shrank against the wall.
Suddenly, the door opened and Alpha Chandler ca in with several other male wolves. They stood around the room with their arms crossed.
“Stand down. She said she’s changed her mind,” Chandler said.
One-eye groaned and turned away. “Dammit!”
“Is it true, you changed your mind?” Chandler asked.
“Yes,” I said with a weak nod.
“Tell .”
“When you first brought here, I thought you were just a bastard that lost your mind. But now... I see you’re nothing but a limp dick that has other n do your dirty work because you’re too weak!”
Alpha Chandler growled and nodded toward one-eye.
He punched in the face and I groaned. Then he kicked in the stomach.
Leaning against the wall, I ignored the pain. It was easy when I looked at April. I just thought of what she went through and it gave strength.
Laughing, I shook my head and clutched my stomach.
“What are you going to do with ? Even if you get the box, you can’t use what’s in it. Not without !” I reminded them, laughing again.
I glanced up at Chandler and saw his face twist cruelly. He nodded to one-eye again and I got another kick in the stomach. I curled up a little but I still ignored the pain.
“If I was your Luna, I’d rather stay dead than co back and live with a monster like you. She’ll never forgive you for destroying packs and torturing won,” I taunted.
“Shut her up now!” Chandler snarled.
“What? You wanted to talk to and now you don’t like what I have to say? Look at what you’ve turned into. Your wife would be absolutely disgusted by what you’ve done. She’ll never be able to lay beside you without seeing the won you’ve murdered and assaulted. You’re nothing but a common thug, a rapist, and she’ll hate you!”
“Argh!” Chandler snarled.
He grabbed my throat and lifted up, slamming against the wall. His fingers tightened so much I could barely breathe. I thought I’d pushed him too far and he was going to kill finally.
“Watch what you say. I can make your life a living hell. You’ll wish I’d kill you, but you know what, I won’t because you’re right, you still have use to ,” he whispered harshly in my ear.
Chandler released and I slid back to the floor. Choking and coughing, I rubbed my throat.
“Tie her up so she can’t kill herself like that one,” Chandler snarled, kicking April’s foot. “Then, have your way with her. Do whatever you need to do to break her,” he said.
All the males in the room started cheering and high-fiving.
I saw their eyes light up lustfully. They were hungry for and I already knew how one-eye felt. They were laughing and drooling over .
Would Chandler have given that order if I hadn’t insulted him? I knew I had pushed him off balance but now I was paying the price. Had I been too impulsive?
As they tied up, I felt desperate and hopeless.
I closed my eyes and prayed to the Moon Goddess, asking her to send soone to save . Imdiately, Soren ca to my mind but I didn’t think that was possible. He was hundreds of miles away, how could he be here in my greatest ti of need?
BOOM!
The ground trembled as an explosion ripped through the building.
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