The Sickness by Britney King

Author:Britney King [King, Britney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Roger

My wrists burn as the ropes dig into my skin, blood trickling down my arms. Gagged and tossed into a black abyss with no way out. It feels like I've been here forever. Why me? What have I done to deserve this?

The three lead interrogators are younger this time. One looks familiar—Abby's date from that night at the nightclub.

Finally, Isaac strolls in. It's the first time I've seen him since my captivity. He prefers others to do his dirty work for him.

"Welcome to the grand experiment," he sneers. He crouches down to get a better look at me. "You see, we must teach our brothers and sisters a lesson: It is unacceptable to be disloyal to the Sons and Daughters of Infinity."

"We must show them how to bear pain, just like you," he continues. "But more than that, we must instruct them on how to inflict suffering when needed—the same way a father disciplines his child when they misbehave, you understand?"

"Just kill me and get it over with," I murmur. I'm too exhausted to rebel or find something clever to say to make them finish me off already.

They keep asking the same questions, but I stay true to my answers and refuse to break. Yet their rage grows clearer with each passing second; it's plastered across their faces.

My eyes dart around the room, searching for any escape route. But there is none—my captors have me cornered. Fear courses through my veins like lightning as they raise the stakes. "Answer or else extreme measures will be taken," one of them bellows.

My mind races with terrifying possibilities of what they'll do to me—and I know there is nothing I can do to stop it. With a trembling voice, I answer their questions, trying desperately to stay alive.

The torture starts. One of them retrieves a knife from the corner of the room and slices deep into my skin as he repeats the same questions again and again. The pain is unbearable, but I grit my teeth and bite back my cries of agony. It feels like an eternity before they finally stop. Prayers slip past my lips, but they go unanswered—instead, Isaac's henchmen enter and stand over me, their faces twisted in amusement.

"It was all a misunderstanding," they say mockingly. “You should have thought twice about getting yourself caught in a room with another man’s naked wife alone.”

It wasn’t like that, I want to say. But I know it will only make it worse. I also know they are messing with me, playing mind games, trying to break me down. “Get up, let’s go.”

I shake my head hard, even though I know it won't make any difference. Fear snakes up inside me, cold and heavy and thick, gripping my throat so tight that I can't even speak—I just pray for a miracle that will never come. As realization hits home—I’ll never see my daughter again—the boys laugh cruelly, reveling in their control.

They untie me and pull me to stand on my trembling legs.

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