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?”

don’t know!”

had never seen men so cruel in all my life. I knew about rogues; I knew they were heartless creatures, but I never really understood what my father meant

her fingers,” the Leader

had strangely become silent, His face empty.

anything?” the man inquired.

I’ve told you.”

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look of regret

I didn’t cry, crying… It never did change anything men like these enjoyed the

thing.” Another man spoke up..

don’t believe that.” The

walked to Cas, and she backed away. From the stench; I knew

Fear.

she felt, and she was right to be

you should say goodbye to your

prisoners; he had been kept in an underground

Chapter Seventeen

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this place?”

the pack boundaries,” I whispered.

your finger and burn your pretty little skin before you spoke up?” one of the men asked,

one. I would have let you and your friend go BUT, you took my eyes, you see, and I

and tore off her

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told you what you wanted to know! Leave her

He smirked.

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