Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 30

LEIGH-ARI

Confusion, frustration, pain, and rage were the only things I felt. I had so many questions that needed answers. I had to know why, out of bazillion people in the world; why did they choose me? An ordinary woman from Cyprus who has never offended anyone since the beginning of ever! Why did they have to lock me up in this furnace? And why did they feel entitled to punish me?

What sin did I commit?

The steam in the sauna was unbearable. When Vernero brought me here, it was okay. I felt like I could sit in here for a long minute. It was hot, yes, but the heat wasn’t bad. However, a few minutes after he took off, the temperature rose by a hundred. I began sweating buckets until I shredded the little clothing I had on. I breathed it in with my organs, allowing it to fill m y lungs like a gallon of fresh air. I was no stranger to the benefits of steam to the body and often recommended sauna visits to some of my patients. It soothed the burn on my cheek and lulled the pain in my heart. The sweat covering my skin like a glove made me sticky and gummy, but the steam never stopped to swirl around, creating a very thick, dense fog in the small room.

I bundled myself at the corner of the sauna and let my mind wander.

Where was Laura? Did she know I was kidnapped? At the hospital, were they aware that I was gone? Or they had already found a replacement for me? Right at that moment, loneliness crashed on me hard, as I realized that in this world, apart from Laura, I had NO ONE! It was always me against the world, Alone!

Even if I died in the hands of the twins, no one would mourn my death and miss me! Has my life always been this sad? Full of… nothing? I couldn’t believe it! But it was the hard truth standing right in my face. Sitting in the scorching sauna, it dawned on me that I was just one of the most irrelevant things this life could possibly have! No wonder why the police officers refused to help me! I mean, who would help such a lone dog?

A sad, lone tear drizzled down my cheek and I unhurriedly wiped it. A very strong wave of fatigue came crawling towards me like a lion after quietly stalking its prey. I had no energy to fight it. The heat, the sad thoughts gnawing deep inside me, hunger, the hard and strong sense of failure, and all the chunk of crap I had in my mind made it all easy for fatigue to swallow me whole. I felt very light-headed like I was drifting away on a fluffy, white milky cloud while Adele sang a lullaby.

I didn’t fight it. I couldn’t. My eyes fluttered close and the rest of my body gave out in response.

dying in here was the last thing on my mind before darkness quickly drank m e in its glorious

LORENZO POV

at Valerie and tore off after Vernero, then ran to the underground pavilion hot on

eye and Verzi was quick to scan his finger. As soon as the door clicked open, I gave it a strong kick and was inside the room in a heartbeat.

steam made

didn’t.” He defended from

my path, then followed the small trail of clothes until I stopped right in

her limp, hot, and sweat-covered body,

I laid her on the couch. I stood back and glared daggers at Vernero only to find him slightly trembling. The look on his face was hard, and I knew he was about to go ballistic. I knew he was telling the truth when he said: “he didn’t”. The temperature in that room was insanely high, and I knew for a

who? Because no one had the guts to do that. Dark Woods was out turf, and everyone living here knew their limits and where to draw the line. No one, absolutely no one would have the sheer audacity to tamper with the sauna system while Leigh-Ari was locked

knew what she

will put her on the drip and she should be fine in a few minutes.” Lorik broke the heavy silence, and I breathed a huge

pick her, but Verzi beat me to it and hurriedly bundled her to

to collect

climbed the stairs in deafening silence until

up after I prepared

shortly with Valerie behind her and he connected the drip to her, when