Part C: Chapter 55

***Unknown’ POV***

“I want her to suffer, do it Julius,” I growled as I watched her tied up and hanging from the wall with nothing but chains covering her body. She wasn’t conscious and that wasn’t good. I needed to see her scream in pain.

Julius stepped forward with the torturing experiment. He had blood all over his clothes but I couldn’t care less about it. All I cared about was knowing that his loyalty was still with me and he hadn’t suddenly changed his heart and started feeling sorry for her because I was not going to have that. “Don’t you think that’s a bit much love?” he dared to ask.

I knew he had gotten a soft spot for her once he had seen her, after all, he used to love playing with her when she was a child. It seems that affection was still present and it was my duty to make sure that I killed it once and for all. “Everyone, out,” I barked and all the men who were standing waiting around scrambled out of the room so fast as I turned my full attention to Julius. “Are you now feeling guilty for doing all of this? Is that it?”

Julius sighed and ripped the gloves he had been wearing which were also covered in blood. “This has nothing to do with that,” he said softly. “Of course you know I will always be loyal to you but this is taking this far. She isn’t even conscious of feeling it. That’s all I’m trying to say.”

I bit my lip in frustration at the fact that he had a point. There was no point in torturing someone who wouldn’t be able to feel it. I wanted to see her as she screamed in pain from it all and hoped that her memory would return and she would see me and Julius enjoying every inch of her pain. “Then wake her up, it’s that simple,” I replied with a click of the tongue and an eye roll. “Do it.”

“Why don’t you do it because it seems that you want to see her suffer much more than I do,” Julius said, a hint of anger in his voice as his nostrils flared. I knew that looked good enough. He was angry with me but there was nothing that he could do much less say that would not make him seem like a traitor. “You know I hate the sight of blood and the fact that I have to see my own niece’s blood and have it all over my clothes just repulses me.”

“That’s not a valid argument,” I retorted angrily. “Just tell me if you feel sorry for her. Tell me if you wish her parents were still alive so that we would remain in Karl’s shadow?” I could feel angry tears prick the corners of my eyes. “Tell me I’m not good enough and only he can have run this pack better. Tell me.”

I felt Julius wrap his arms around me as the tears began falling. I was pissed off with myself for being so weak and pathetic when I was supposed to be the leader of the Evenfang Prowlers. What would they think of me if they saw me weak and pathetic?

“Shh, it’s all right,” I held Julius say in my ear. “You don’t have to worry about anything. I am here for you. You are the best leader and your people know it.”

I hated the fact that he of all people had to be the one to console me but what I hated the most was that I even let him see me at my weakest. All the years I had made sure that I always had my strong game face on but today, it seems that everything just went to hell and there was no stopping the chaos that was ensuing inside me. “Then why won’t you do it? Why do you still have a soft spot for her like you always did? Am I not good enough?” I asked in between hiccups as the tears continued to fall down my face, wetting Julius’ shirt. “I can see how you look at her and I know deep down you feel guilty because I took her parents away from her and sometimes, I feel like you are always blaming me for not having Karl around.”

“You don’t have to think like that, you know I am always with you,” Julius said. “And it doesn’t matter whether I miss Karl or not, sure he was my brother and I truly looked up to him, but you have a vision and that’s the reason I chose to follow you. I didn’t choose to follow him but I chose to follow you and you should never have to question my loyalty to you because I will always choose you no matter what. Do you hear me?” I could feel his chest raising up and down and I knew I had touched a nerve. “Yes, I will admit, I did feel bad having to drag her all the way here and then torture her but for you, I will do anything you tell me.”

I looked up at him and he was looking angry but also worried. Julius was the type of man who wore his feelings on his sleeves so it had always been easy for me to read him all the time and now was no different. He was worried about me and I knew my plan had worked. I had gotten him to feel pity for me and that was how I knew he was in my hands again.

Batting my eyelashes, I sat up straight and I tried to stand up on my own. “You mean it?” I croaked, leaning against his chest and looking into his eyes.

“Yes, always and forever. You and I are in this together and always have been until the end of time.” He was furious but I was glad that my plan had worked.

Standing up on my own, I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand and took a deep breath. “If you say so, but I want to see your loyalty. Wake her up and make her suffer,” I said quietly. “I just want to know that you are truly on my side and not hers or his.”

Julius sighed as he grabbed another pair of gloves along with an iron rod. “As you wish.” He walked over to her and with enough strength, poked her hard in the ribs which made her wake up.

She screamed in pain and her scream brought unfounded pleasure. This was what I wanted. She was crying out in pain as Julius poked the iron rod back in her ribs, drawing blood.

“Scream but no one will hear you little wolf,” I taunted her as I walked over, a huge smile plastered on my face. “Let’s see if your little Alpha will come and save you or if he has already forgotten all about you.”

Jemila continued to scream in pain as Julius continued his assault on her while I stood with my arms crossed and that smile on my face. She was going to suffer and no one was ever going to find much less to rescue her.

“You will suffer in silence while he lives out his life with his new Luna, sure it was a shame to find out you were mated to such a handsome lad,” I said with a sigh. “But all good things have to come to an end and your time will soon be little wolf. Just hang in there.”