"It's just a mind trick Nico, don't pay mind to her."
The door opened entering the same wrinkly faced old guy that I saw when the boot was opened. So his Raftar.
Raftar smiled at Nico as he entered the room. His face held mischief for an old man like him.
Nico made his way back to the corner, I guess that's where he belongs.
When he looked at me I saw a glint of sparkle in them. It was filled with so much of anger. He could fool anyone with his good acting.
Old wrinkly Raftar sat down on the chair opposite me. What a shame poor old man even needed a bodyguard 'aka Nico' to make sure he didn't get hurt. I noticed by Nico's posture that he was ready for even a slight sign from me that could be deadly.
"So how does it feel to be defeated?"
Imagine crickets as a background noise because that's how it sounded. I was silent, looking at him as if he just spoke an unknown language to mankind.
"Mutt answer the boss now." Nico growled out while grinding down his teeth in anger. Jeez man What's wrong with you and you're calling me mutt. But he was silenced by a raise of a hand.
Alert we have a strange human on board who might be a shifter...abort mission...I repeat abort mission.
"What you're smirking at?"
I was pulled out of my thoughts by old wrinkly man Raftar, got to love my naming techniques.
I tried biting my inner cheeks to hold in a laugh. Dang I have gotten funny, or am I psycho at a time like this?
"Ain't you a spiteful one, but let me tell you a secret."
His softened his voice but the emotions behind it sent an invisible force of shivers down my back.
"I will make you even more crazy, dear Alexia. And there will be no going back. Every day I will look forward to your screams of agony." An evil laugh set my alerts on high. Now he really meant business. I almost pist my pants again. I must have reaked, after all I can't even remember when last I felt clean water running down my body. Even my face felt stiff as if dirt had become my mask. I don't even want to imagine how I look right now.
"Right, so shall we get started?" He clapped his hands together saying a rhetorical question.
Hey wrinkly, does anyone want to ever get tortured? So why ask that.
"For each death my family had to mourn, for those same deaths I will make you scream."
"Remember five years ago, June 16?"
"How can I not! You'll took something from me. So I took something in return." I spat out in anger feeling my claws lengthen. My voice felt shaky and scratchy, it held in so many emotions.
"That shifter was not related to you. But how affectionate of you, to look after something that wasn't your. Riley right?"
My heart stopped for a second once hearing his name. I found him alone and took him in, I was both a rouge and a mother.
Riley...oh dear Riley. I'm so sorry I couldn't keep you safe as I promised I would. I pray to the goddess that at least your soul was free from this frightening world that you a Four mouth old had to be born in.
"Everyone pays for their sins at the end, even you humans believe that. There will be no such redemption for where you and your family are going. I almost pity you, yet not."
Sometimes I curse myself for speaking out of turn, why wouldn't i when I cause so much pain to be inflicted upon me. I can't blame anyone but myself.
Because just after those words were said, a blade knife was stabbed through my left palm that laid flat on the table.
I winced as the blade rubbed against my bone. The blade knife went exactly through my palm.
I screamed in agony just like he wanted. I tried to retract back on instinct but due to the cuffs I had to stay put.
He wriggles the knife as I let out a whimper. I look him in the eyes, begging. I begged for him to stop. I begged for him to make the pain go away. I begged for him to have mercy upon me.
The only thing he did was give me a sadistic smirk leaving me hopeless to feel the pain.
"As long as I see you suffer that would be my heaven as hell is ruled by me. My sins are prayed for just to keep you mutts in your place, which is dead."
With that said he pulled the knife out making me yelp out at the sudden friction.
"Not to worry, there will be more of this. Like I said every day I will make you scream."
"Take her away." He didn't bother looking at Nico at my side as he un-cuffs my wrist.
"Get up!" This time Nico didn't pull me up, I got on my two feet on my own accord, ready to be far away from him as possible.
Wrinkly-, no this is no time for jokes. Raftar sat in his chair leaning back as he exhaled, this was probably too much for his old age.
Nico guided me back to the cells while I cradled my hand against my chest. Blood was oozing out. Soon there will be an infection if it does not heal fast.
With my wolf being weak, I have no idea how long it will take to heal all the pain that I know is to come.
But what's more important right now is how do I explain the death of Hildred to Valexia.
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