All Chapters of ACE OF HEARTS : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

PENNY POV I think I hear the footsteps of people disappearing, but I'm not sure - the pain won't let me think. My back throbs painfully; I can barely tell when the pain will stop. My body trembles with the wave of pain, and the tears won't stop flowing from my eyes. My throat hurts from screaming in agony, which has left me hoarse. My hand still clings to the cold metal, fearing to let go and making the pain worse.I hear the door open, and then footsteps rush towards me. "Annika, come on, get up!" Michael tries to move me, but I scream again from the pain. "I know it hurts, darling, but if you don't move, they will do it. Please." With his help, I managed to get up a little. He growls as the blood keeps running down my back, and my naked breasts are visible. He puts his hands under my butt and carries me like those brothers used to, but this time it's different. I wrap my legs around his waist and wrap my arms around his neck, hiding my face in the space between his neck and

PENNY POV "My body aches, my breathing hurts, and even moving hurts.My back hurts badly, and my skin twitches with every movement. If I move too much, my wounds start bleeding again. It's been a day since my father and his men brutalized me.I haven't slept because every time my body starts to relax, I hear the sound of whips cracking against my skin and feel the burning spread throughout my body. I hear Michael's cries, begging them to stop hurting me. Michael carried me in his arms, bleeding himself, but only caring about my safety.I lie face down on the dirty floor of this makeshift cell, my back uncovered. Michael tried to make a bed for me with the miserable blankets they gave us, but it was useless. I'm on the ground, and the pain from the terrible rest confirms it. Michael comes to me with a cloth soaked in water and gently places it on my back. His brow furrows in concentration as he tries not to hurt me while changing the bandage and applying ointment to the cuts.'You

OSCAR POV "Oscar, come see this!" Oliver exclaimed.I hurried to where Noah and Raymond were, and Noah was standing in front of a small computer. "A message has arrived, but I haven't been able to trace its sender despite our best hackers' efforts. The message is encrypted," Noah explained. "It seems to be a video, but it doesn't contain anything else.""Play it," I said. As soon as I saw the content of the video, I felt bile crawling up my throat. It was Penny. It was our blond girl being brutally beaten by two men in a mortal cage. At first, she tried to fight back and dodge their blows, but soon her body began to tire, and the men took advantage of her weakness. Raymond's face turned white as he watched.But that was only the beginning. I watched in horror as they threw her to the ground, ripped off her clothes, and exposed her breasts. Michael was on the other side of the cell, begging to be released, unfazed by the shot he had been given. He screamed and begged for her

PENNY POV "I scream, squirm, and feel my blood covering my back again, but the girl doesn't stop. My vision became cloudy with pain, and I groped my side until I found the handle of the knife. Without thinking, I turn my body with force and plunge the blade into her side.The knife digs in, and as I move, it comes out of her body, causing blood to gush out of her side and onto me. The girl lets out a howl of pain as she squirms and her body shakes painfully. I've pierced her lung, I'm sure of it.She tries to remove her mask, coughing up blood that accumulates in her mouth, but the gag doesn't let her. 'Come on, take off her mask,' my father mocks smiling. With the bloody knife in my hand, I cut the rope ties and removed the mask, revealing the face of the victim. No!!! Oh no!!! No, no, no, no!!! 'Lia, the Whispering Tremors,' leaves my lips as I lock eyes with hers.A cold sweat runs down my face, and my hands shake as I focus on Lia's blood covering them. What have I done?

NOAH POV The last video is only a few minutes long and shows Penny screaming in pain as she desperately tries to clean the blood from her hands, scratching them in the process. Michael tries to stop her, but she pushes him away. "Let me go, Michael! I need to get this off me!" she cries, her eyes wild with distress. Michael tries to calm her down, "Penny, stop, you're hurting yourself. We'll get through this together." But she doesn't listen, consumed by her anguish. They broke her. They broke my doll," I say, recalling how Oscar and Raymond exploded in anger, giving orders. "You have 24 hours to find my wife, or they'll pay with their life," Raymond demands.I take Lia's head and put it in the bag, then hand it over to Philip. "Get the rest of the body and bury them," I order.Under the basement stairs, I remember asking my men to bring what I needed, as I couldn't leave Cordoba. The thin, tied man at the table is the first thing I see. Oscar stands next to him while Raymond