Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 31

VERNERO POV

It was a little after 7 when I decided it was time to leave Leigh’s room. She was sleeping soundly and I felt like watching her was just going to disturb her peaceful rest. Enzo had long gone, left me to myself as I insisted on watching over her.

Somehow just sitting here, watching as she took small peaceful breaths gave me a sense of relief, made me forget for a minute how badly I fucked up. I didn’t want to put the blame on anyone or anything else. It was with my ignorance that she passed out. Had I checked the system well, things wouldn’t be like this. The harder I thought about it, the more I felt like I needed to skin someone alive,

With that, I left.

I went straight into the monitoring room and checked the surveillance. I had to be sure of what happened. And if someone actually dared to turn up the temperature… Oh Lord, help them!

To my surprise, there really was no one. The only people who went to the sauna today were Enzo, and me. Even Valerie saw from the surveillance room that Leigh passed out.

Now, this meant one thing; The system did have a small error.

I let out a loud growl as I slammed my fists angrily on the keyboards that were on the table, earning me a yelp from the guy sitting next to me.

I left without further ado and quickly dialed Ciello’s phone number. The phone clicked as he answered on the third ring:

“Boss?”

“I want whoever that was in contact with Leigh-Ari in 30 minutes, chained in the dungeons,” I commanded as I ran to my office to ready myself for what came next.

“Done, Boss.” He replied cutting the call. Upon reaching my office, I walked into my private bathroom and stood under the icy cold shower. The cold sprays of water cleared my mind, numbed my body, removed all the unwanted thoughts that may lead me to failure. I had hurt one person I cared about the most. Someone had to suffer for all she did. And I was going to inflict the pain very, very, well.

30 minutes on the clock, my phone rang and it was Ciello. I smiled and picked it up, loyal to his words, he had everyone that talked to Leigh today.

It was about to go crazy!

LEIGH-ARI

back against the headboard. The room was dark, signaling that it was late in the night. I glanced at the digital clock on the bedside

on the main lights. A gasp tore out of

I mean I was with Ciello, maybe he

lost in my mind, my stomach rambled embarrassingly and that’s when I realized I hadn’t, had anything since

finding out that I was kidnapped to attempting to escape only to be found yet again, then locked in

the mere thought of today’s crazy events made my stomach grumble angrily. I looked for another set of comfortable clothes and slipped them on, then left my room

idea where the kitchen was, let alone the layout of the castle. I didn’t even know on which floor of the

against one of the neighboring doors trying to make out the sound that may come from inside. However, the hallways were as still as death, unmoving, and eerily quiet.

long I milled in this maze of a castle, climbing up and down the bare and carpet-covered stairs, but eventually, I saw a huge, oak, doubled doors, and ran towards them, then pushed them open with all my might to reveal what looked like a rooftop. There were stone-carved seats and tables, as well as manicured statues and

as

off and walked down the stairs that stretched on forever. The stairs went on and on and it was insanely chill in here. I shivered in my small black summer dress and covered my arms in an attempt to keep a little

it was coming out from somewhere below, instead of walking back, I took hurried steps downwards. The doctor

of running down the cold stairs, I came to a clearing and stopped dead in my tracks. The sight in front of

when I spotted none but the sales consultant I was talking with today, chained and nearly disfigured. The vendor, the

in the room, tears pricked my eyes and

blurred vision, I saw Vernero shirtless, with what looked like an

a whisper

door?” He thundered to

stone walls, echoing around and creating a ghost sound that made my heart palpitate. His lifeless body fell limp

cried so hard as

coughed, and blood came out rushing out of his

held him upright. Tears didn’t stop streaming down my face. My hands were shaking, these people were hurt, and it was all

usual icy tone, I straightened up and looked at him, then angrily wiped the tears that

I announced