Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

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**TRIGGER WARNING: The following chapters contain themes of trauma and abuse. Read with caution!**

The man placed a blade over the green flames.

“I have a question; I need an answer, else…” he motioned to the blade. I understood his threat. “Our brother, Mason, was taken by your father; where was he kept?”

“I–I don’t know.”

“Well, too bad.” He picked the blade from the flames; the iron shone purple, instead of red.

“No!” Cas cried out.

“You said you would only ask questions!” the fool, Eli, screamed above his lungs. I looked away.

Father told me sometimes fear contributes to the pain.

The smell of burnt flesh filled the room and a single tear escaped my eyes.

“A strong one we have here,” the man said. The leader with the one eye didn’t look impressed.

“She would break with time.”

He was right. I did break, just about when the iron met my skin for the seventh time. I called for my father, for my late mother, for the moon goddess, and every supernatural creature I knew.

“Where did he keep my brother?”

know!” I

metal away; he seemed irritated. I had never seen men so cruel in all my life. I knew about rogues; I knew they were heartless creatures, but I never really

fingers,” the Leader ordered.

cried even louder, but Eli had strangely become silent, His face empty.

know anything?” the

don’t! I’ve told

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had no single look of regret as he

never did change anything men

a thing.” Another

believe that.” The

From the stench; I

Fear.

felt, and she was right

goodbye to your

hadn’t been kept in the dungeons like the other prisoners; he had been kept in an underground fortress, the pack’s secret hideout.” I revealed.

Chapter Seventeen

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place?” the leader

the pack boundaries,” I

you let us cut off your finger and burn your pretty little skin before you spoke up?” one of the men asked, in surprise.

a brave one. I would have let you and your friend go BUT, you took my eyes, you see, and I will have to take away something valuable from you

Casa and tore off her gown.

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to know! Leave her alone… please.”

He smirked.