"You know, you being difficult and not talking is precisely what I wished for and wanted. It gives me the excuse to do to you as I wish"
I look at the tool I picked as I spoke. The tool, a thumbscrew, is one of my favorite torture devices that I use on those that fall victim to my torture.
The device has two flat metal pieces that my victims' thumbs are placed, connected by one or more screws.
The metal bars have ridges, either smooth bumps or sharp spikes, that would bore into their thumbs, trapping them in the metal mechanism thereby crushing their bones.
It's a small, torturous device that inflicts extreme pain without much effort.
Too small that they tend to underestimate it at first sight without experiencing what it is capable of at first.
But once used on them, they became frightful of it and any preceding devices I use next because the thumbscrew put them on alert that if the first instrument on them could be this deadly,
I can't blame him for shrinking away from me in fear. If it were to be any other person also they would do more than that at this moment, and unfortunately for him, I've just started. Standing up again, I went for the table when I heard him say with a shaky voice, "P...please". Stopping beside him, I raise my hand to pat his shoulder but as I raise it, he whimpers in fear. "It's not yet time for you to be pleading, you see, I've just started with you and we are still a long way from finishing here. Therefore I will advise you to keep your energy for later." Saying that I walk to the table to take the next device to use on him. *** After many hours of me going on and on with my torture and making sure to keep him alive all through the way, I was finally satiated with my need for blood. The cell was filled with the pungent smells of urine, blood, and sweat. Walking out of the cell, I unbutton
I just needed some alone time to process everything that just occurred and having them with me always will prevent that from happening. I know that right now if I show the slightest emotion, they will take it the wrong way and react the way I don't want right now. Here blows away my alone time. "Fine. Sure, why not." I take the lead and head out. The guards at the entrance bowed to me in greetings when they saw me, which I return with a nod of my head. I continued walking down the corridor knowing perfectly well that the guards are following behind me. I chose to pretend they are not there and went on my way to the infirmary. There's been something bugging me at the back of my mind after my little chagrin of words with Lady Anya the previous night and also how she was able to gain access into my private chambers. From her words, someone gave her access to it without alerting the guards and no one could have be
"Though I can't help you understand most of your abilities, that's if we know how many they are. I can help you however to know how to use them without consuming most of your energy and train you to the best of my knowledge. I saw what you did with those branches, they were spectacular but at the same time could have been dangerous to you if you had used just a little more energy than you used at that moment. There are consequences to misusing one's ability without first conserving your energy. Such consequences could put you into a coma for weeks, months, or years. They can even lead to death if one isn't careful." Patting my head adoringly, "But my child, you did a great job back there. Even though you just discovered your abilities, you were able to channel them immediately to protect your own. Even though Alexa's power is a shield and has learned to master it ever since she was little couldn't do anything because of the shock of being attacked. She didn't think o
Standing up from the couch, she stretches out her hands for me to take and helped me get on my feet. "Alright my dear enough of the chatting. We start your training at dusk tomorrow. Don't be late child." She hugs me before releasing my hands. Walking to her desk, She sends me out of her office. "Now shoo. I have patients to attend to and you are stopping me from doing so with your being here." "Alright mother, I will take to my leave then." "See you tomorrow dear." I curtsy to her before heading out. Walking out of her office, I ran into my mate almost knocking into him. He caught me by the shoulders, "Hey, here you are. I was just about to save you from her. I'm glad you came out in one piece." Not giving me a chance to talk, he lean to me and captured my lips between his, giving me a long kiss before releasing me. Breathless at the same time blushing, "Hiii...why did you do that here?" I whi
I believe that years ago there was an agreement between all the supernatural beings and humans that this city will be a neutral ground for all where every supernatural are not allowed to showcase their true form or cause frictions among themselves. Therefore to make the agreement worth following, they made sure it had lots of fascinating things going on. things that you wouldn't find anywhere on the surface of the earth could be found and seen here. "What was your discussion with mother." Glancing at him, "Oh it's nothing. She just wanted to help me train my abilities starting tomorrow." I look out again and was fascinated by the things I was seeing. Curious, "where are we going?" Glancing at me sideways, "We are just about there." "Okay." Not able to help myself again, I look at the variety of building styles, the viridity of the exteriors, the positioning, and sense of geograp
Seeming to know my predicament, he picks a bowl started placing a little bit of everything on the table in the bowl before placing it in front of me. "Now eat." Smiling at him, I dig in. I couldn't help but moan out when tasted the food. It was just heavenly. Don't mind that I've been using the word 'heavenly' to describe my experience here ever since getting here. It's just that I can't seem to find a better word to describe every one of them. I look at him with so much awe, "This is amazing." Smiling, "I told you you would like it, and I'm glad that you do. Come on go ahead enjoy your meal." He picked his own cutlery also and started eating. I quickly went digging in enjoying every taste of it. They just seem to melt away in my mouth. I take a peek at him as I put another spoon full of food in my mouth. The incident of yesterday has been on my mind and I'm eager to know how the investigation with the g
'Oh Goddess can someone please tell us what is going on?' Aura voice out my mind. "I'm here now Alexa." He pats her back trying to calm her down. "That's the thing brother, you are here but he is not. He is no longer with us." She was hysteric to the point of finding it hard to breathe. Her attitude and what she was saying got me confused the more on what was going on. It made me wonder who it was that was in the ICU and apparently the said person just passed away. My mate looked at Prince Brice who was standing not too far from us looking sombre, "Where is mother?" This is the worst way I've seen Prince Brice. He looked so roughened up and unkempt. There were bloodstains on his shirt. Grieff-stricken, he looked at the door in front of him, "She's in there with him. I...I'm sorry bro... I couldn't... I...It happened so suddenly...B... by the time we realized w..what was happening, they have already done a lot of
He looked straight at me, took out a pen, and started writing on the book in front of him on the table, "keep your friends close and your enemy closer. The enemy lives among us, be cautious and be prepared for the worst. This is only the beginning, the worse is yet to come..." He was still writing when the door to the inner room opened and in comes a cloaked figure. This one was human or rather a werewolf but surely not a Changeling and looking closely at the figure, I could not see the face but the way it walks tells me the person is a female. I squint my eyes to try and see who the person was but couldn't. Even when the person came closer to the king, I couldn't see the face because I was standing at the side but he could, since he was directly before her. With the surprised expression on the King's face, I knew the person was one that the King was in close and constant contact with. Leaning back on his chair different emotions crossed h
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI want to use this medium to say a big thank you to all my readers for taking their time to read TSW and patiently following through to the end. You guys are the best. Despite the delays on uploads at some point, you were still patiently committed to TSW.Writing TSW has not been easy as it is my first novel to write. The researches that were needed for it to come out perfect, the construction of words, and the implementation of the right emotions were something that I had to take my time to put down in order for it to meet your satisfaction.I also want to say a wonderful thank you to my editor, she has been the best support system I could ever ask for during this journey. Even when I was stuck at some point in the writing she was there to help me out. Thank you Rosa for everything, I wouldn't ask for any other editor. You are the best.Lastly, I want to say a very big thank you to my family. They were also a big support
It’s been years since the war happened, and ever since, things had changed drastically. To be precise, it’s been five years, four months, two weeks, three days, eight hours, twelve minutes, and eighteen seconds, since the war.Yeah, I’ve been keeping count and during those periods, things have drastically changed.After the attack, we were able to locate where Lady Anya and the rest of their groups were hiding and annihilated them immediately. We made sure that there will be no more uprising from them or any other forces.And after the clean-up, we moved further within the walls of the forest where it will be so difficult to locate the palace and where no arms could befall my unconscious mate.She has yet to regain her consciousness after so many years, leaving us to only hope for a miracle to happen.The first few months were heart reeking for everyone as her life kept slipping away several times but mother and her team worked th
Walking into their room, I saw two of the most adorable pups ever, lying down in their cribs, sleeping peacefully and not having a clue of what was going on around them. I walk quietly towards them and saw that they weren’t only adorable but they looked so much like her. Even though they were just given birth to, the similarities between them and their mother were so obvious. My heart suddenly tightened in severe pain and went on my knees as I held my heart tightly. This only indicated one thing, and that was my mate struggling for her life and slipping away. I stood up to run towards the infirmary but came to a halt as my pups suddenly burst out crying at the same time and I knew instantly they also felt what I felt just now. I turned around and walk back towards them, ignoring the pain I was feeling. I can’t let them go through it. They are too little to be feeling this much pain. I need to do something to stop them from feeling such
She finally showed how she was feeling and I understood at that moment what she meant.“Can I see her?” I asked her and diverted my eyes away from her and towards the operating room.“Yes, once she is cleaned and taken to the ward.”After hearing what she said, I ignored her and went back to my previous position. I could feel her looking at me and wanting to say more but right now, I’m not in the mood to hear anything from her.Right now all I could think of is my mate, and the more I think of how she is lying down there on the bed, helplessly, my anger towards Mother Increased.An hour later or so, she was finally pushed out of the operating room by several medical aids and into the room they had prepared for her. I walked towards them and maintained a close distance as I follow them to the room. I waited for them at the entrance to get her situated and when they were done attending to her; they all bowed at me and left the room one afte
I closed my eyes and waited for the brunt of his sword to descend on me while with the last hope in me; I reach out to the mother goddess for a last-minute miracle.After waiting for what felt like hours to feel the brunt of his sword against my skin, I opened my eyes gradually to see what has stopped him from doing so.Only to see him convulsing on the ground before me with blood gushing out of his ears, eyes, nose, mouth, literally every part of his body was bleeding, and within seconds, he bled out dried, and died. I was taken aback at the sudden change of event as I watched him dry up to bones in front of me. I hadn’t gotten out of my shock and confusion when I suddenly felt the presence of my mate beside me.I quickly turned to face her direction and just in time, saw her losing consciousness. I ran towards her and caught her before she could hit the floor.Not knowing what was going on and why she was here covered in blood, I tried to shake he
ZeidI braced myself for what was to come as I watch him gradually make his way towards me.It felt like hours before he got to where I was standing, whereas it was just a few seconds.I took a shaken step back when I finally saw who it was."Surprise!!!" he said with his hands spread out wide and a huge smile on his face."Un... Uncle Maxwell. Y... You are the mastermind behind this." I stammered in surprise."Hehehe, of course. Who else has the power to do so if not me? Besides Zeid, It is very obvious that someone with ability is the one behind it all. Besides, you had me thinking of how dumb you could be by not thinking outside the box to find out. I mean who else apart from the Royal families can display an ounce of ability. Considering the fact that I'm also a royal, you should have discovered me a long time ago. Tsk"He mocked.“But why would you think so? To you and my cousin, I was anything but a royal and hardly anyon
I quickly contemplated on what to do as the pain gradually set in. From the distance at which I saw them to the palace, it will take them approximately five to six hours to get here if I’m not mistaken. Therefore it gives the palace guards and the warriors enough time to prepare for their arrival if I contact my mate and inform him about it. After making up my mind, I open the mind link between my mate and me and informed him immediately but left behind the news of me going into labor so as not to distract him. Not long after I told him, all the warriors around the palace were summoned to prepare for the upcoming battle and the war bell was rung as a warning to everyone that we were under attack. While my mate opened a general mind link to all the pack members that the women that were not warriors, with all the children and the elderly were to retreat to the safe bunk immediately. Seeing that everywhere was in an uproar, I walked gradually into the cham
I let out a heave of disappointment as I thought she might know who it was.“Rest assured my dear, that even though we don’t know his identity and the length of what he is capable of doing, we have you to save everyone. You are destined to do so and you will succeed in doing so.” She assured me.“Yes, mother. That’s why I’ve come to seek your guidance.”“Alright child, enough talking. Let’s begin. Oh, before I forgot, I will summon Zeid to…”Hearing this, I panicked immediately because I didn’t want him to know about any of this, and interrupted her saying, “No mother, please don’t. I don’t want him to know about this.”She was slightly surprised at my outburst before shaking her head and saying, “Of course child, knowing how my son can be, I wouldn’t dare. The reason why I want to summon him was to tell him to move your coronation forward.
“What…what do you mean by that?” My mate asked him. His voice deepened in anger.“What I mean to say was that Lady Anya vanished into thin air immediately after the dungeon was attacked. No one knew how it happened because she didn’t escape through the entrance. We only knew of her disappearance when a guard went to check if any of the inmates escaped, and she happened to be the only one that did.But bro, what baffled me was that she escaped with her cell gate still intact. There was no forced entrance or damage to the door. It was also still locked when we got there after the guard came to report to us. It was as though she disappeared just like that. It doesn’t sound logical but that was what happened.” He explained to my mate.To say I was surprised by the turn of events would be a lie. I knew from the moment I heard that there was an attack at the dungeon, that this would be the result.My mate kept quiet fo