Part 12 (1/2)

”She's not going anywhere unless it's in a body bag. But don't worry, we won't kill her. I can't promise that you won't though.”

Alexander turned and walked straight to me. He took hold of the chains above my head and dragged them along what seemed to be some sort of rail which allowed the chains to be relocated around the room. He brought me close enough to Tobias that I could reach out and touch him if my arms were free.

”Calliope says if you want to go free, you have to kill her first, and then you can leave.”

I could see the fury blazing in Tobias's eyes. I've seen him on the brink of losing himself to the hunger before, but it had never been this bad.

”You will have to kill me first!” Tobias sneered.

”Well, I can't do that. We both know that's impossible after all. But we can use torture to get what we want.”

”Torture me all you want; I'll never hurt her.”

If I didn't know any better, I'd say Tobias had complete control over his hunger. Even though it was clearly showing with his red eyes and bared fangs, he was still in control of his mind and could make conscious decisions.

”Oh, did you think we meant you? We were talking about her.” Alexander said then dumped the second bucket of ice water he had over my head.

My body seized up and felt like it had gone into shock. The water was so cold it hurt and I instantly began to s.h.i.+ver. Tobias pulled on his restraints, trying to get free, but it was no use.

”We will torture her to the point where you will beg us to let you kill her just to make the pain stop.”

Alexander was enjoying this incredibly too much. His eyes were lit up like a child's on Christmas morning.

”Tell me, Tobias. How many volts of electricity do you think a human can take while they are soaking wet before its fatal?”

Panic rose inside of me. I didn't want to be electrocuted; I didn't want to be here at all for that matter. My eyes were wide with fear as I looked at Tobias. Maybe death would be better.

As much as death would suck, I'd rather die in the arms of Tobias than at the cruel hands of Alexander. I watched as conflicting emotions flashed across Tobias's face. I wish I could read his mind to know what he was thinking.

”No. I can't do it. I will not kill her.”

Tears p.r.i.c.ked my eyes threatening to fall. This was one of the few times I wished Tobias's weird brain voodoo c.r.a.p allowed him to read minds.

”Well, I guess you might need a little incentive then.”

Alexander pulled out a digital Taser and began playing with the b.u.t.tons. I watched in horror as he adjusted the voltage and it happened so fast I didn't even see it coming. My body instantly tensed up like a giant cramp. Pain shot through me as it felt like someone had taken a bat and began beating me with it. I had lost complete control of my body as it jerked from the electricity coursing through it.

When he stopped my body went limp. I had no strength or energy to pull myself back up to my feet. I had a hard time catching my breath and my body still felt like it was twitching.

”I'll f.u.c.king kill you!” Tobias screamed and lunged at Alexander again. I couldn't see him but from the sound of it, I'd say he was breaking bones with his attempt.

I tried to call out for him to stop, but it seemed like my mouth had forgotten how to talk. Alexander just stood there laughing at Tobias's attempts and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Tears fell silently down my cheeks as I tried to shut it all out. I wanted to pretend I was anywhere but here.

”Take her back to her cell!”

A female's voice sounded like it was coming through some kind of a speaker; I didn't have the strength to look up to find the source though.

”You heard her.” Alexander said to the guy who had brought in the two buckets of ice water earlier.

The man crossed the room and undid the cuffs. Once my wrists were free my whole body collapsed to the ground. Alexander had turned my body over with his foot so I was lying flat on my back. There wasn't even a hint of regret in his eyes for what he had just done. This man wasn't cold hearted; that would require him to actually have a heart. Alexander was a monster.

I barely caught a glimpse of Tobias as someone took hold of my ankle and began dragging me out of the room. I didn't have the vigor to fight him off, and even if I had managed to get free I wouldn't know where to go.

By time we reached the room from earlier I was relieved. I wasn't too keen on being locked up, but I much preferred being in here than out there being tortured. Amelia was pacing back and forth in her cell like a caged animal until she caught sight of me.

Feeling was beginning to return as he dropped me in my cell and locked the steel bars behind him as he left. He didn't bother turning off the lights when he left either, which was fine by me. I didn't really care much one way or the other.

I struggled to pull myself up to a sitting position against the brick wall. Amelia stood crouched at the bars across from me taking in my appearance. I was covered in blood and I was willing to bet good money that I looked like s.h.i.+t.

”What happened?” she asked sounding horrified which only confirmed my suspicion.

”They have Tobias.”

”You saw him?”

”Yeah, something like that.”

”What do you mean something like that?”

I looked at her trying to decide if I should tell her the whole story about what happened. Saying it out loud meant I would have to accept it as reality and I still just wanted it to be a nightmare I might wake from.

”Willow. What happened?” She asked again.

I sighed and hugged my knees to my chest. My whole body hurt, it felt like I had been bruised all over from head to toe.

”Willow!” She demanded.

”They have him chained up. They said if he wants his freedom, than he is going to have to kill me.”

Silence. Amelia didn't have a response to what I had said, not that I could blame her. Her ex-husband was being held captive and the only way he would be free was if he killed her best friend. That's a lot to wrap your head around. Amelia took a seat against the wall, but stayed close to the bars.

”He won't do it. There is no way in h.e.l.l he would ever kill you.” She finally said.

”I know. That's why they electrocuted me.”

”They what!”

”They dumped ice water on me, and then used a Taser to electrocute me.”

”That son of a b.i.t.c.h! I'm going to kill Alexander if I ever get out of here.”

At least I wasn't the only one who wanted him dead. I closed my eyes and rubbed my hands up and down my arms. I was still freezing and I was beginning to s.h.i.+ver.

”You're lips are turning blue, and you're covered in blood.”

”It's not my blood. At least not all of it.”