The Shadow (The Legend Of The Gate Keeper Book 0) by Jeff Gunzel

Author:Jeff Gunzel [Gunzel, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Anna sat quietly in her chair, watching as her apparent keeper ate at the table. Vegetables, boiled potatoes, and some sort of grilled meat. Not quite the feast Arkare had set out in the other room, but it was certainly plenty more than she had. Ignoring her, he ate loudly, slurping on wine and clanging his silverware.

“What is your name?” she asked the blond-haired man. He glanced at her briefly, his mouth full of food, then continued eating as if she wasn’t there. “Oh, I see,” she continued. “Speaking to the captive must be against the rules. Don’t you find that odd? If a hostage such as me can speak to you, yet you’re not allowed to speak to me, doesn’t that seem as though I have more power than you do?”

He casually slid back his chair with a grinding screech. Still holding his knife, he walked over to her. Grabbing her closed fist, he gave it a harsh twist, forcing a few of her fingers to straighten out. “You wanted my attention. Well, now you have it. Do not forget your place, whore,” he said, running the flat side of his knife along her finger. “If you open your mouth again, we shall see how much pain a dainty little rich girl like yourself can handle. You do remember what Arkare told me, do you not? I would very much like to see those fingers strung along a chain and worn for a necklace.”

It took a supreme effort to force down the terror rising up in her chest. Anna was a smart girl and was used to getting her way, whether it be by family name or her own manipulations. Despite being terrified, she was determined to change this situation somehow. “Of course I heard him,” she replied, regaining some measure of confidence. “And not once did he mention anything about you not being able to talk to me. Since you didn’t respond when I asked you a direct question, I obviously assumed you were not allowed to do so. Forgive me for saying this, but it seems to me that the wolves’ lair is not all that well organized. Too many rules are left up to theory and assumption.”

He flipped the knife around and began pressing the sharp edge into her finger. She winced from the pain as a line of red trickled down across her palm. “I didn’t tell you my name because I have no business with whores,” he said. “But I’m sure Arkare will love to hear your opinion about how he runs things. I haven’t decided yet if I will leave any fingers for him. I suppose it depends on how much fun I’m having.”

“This is exactly what I’m talking about,” she added quickly, the pain and pressure on her finger getting worse as the blade bit in. “Do you believe he actually gave you permission to do this, or was he just speaking out of anger? I would suspect he expects you to know the difference between the two.

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