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41. Torture
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AdrianI glanced back into the small bathroom. Leah was unconscious on the floor, and Chloe was leaning up against the bathtub. It was clear that she’d been tortured since she was kidnapped. She looked terrible. By her glazed eyes, I knew she was still in pain. The thought made me ill. All I wanted to do was get her out of there before she was hurt anymore. It sickened me – she’d just finished physically recovering from her mad flee from her pack, and now she was injured again. The physical wounds would heal, but I wasn’t sure about the emotional ones. Those would be harder to handle. The thought made my stomach turn, and anger spike through me. They were all going to pay. There was no way I was going to let them get away with this.I glanced once more at Leah’s prone body on the ground. I’d knocked her out with one blow, deciding it was best to have her out of the way. She’d been torturing Chloe when I arrived, so I had no empathy for her. She could rot in hell for all I cared.I onl
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Rejected, Princess Mate Selection Game 65. Worst moments
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