♥ Chapter 40♥

Alessio Vecchio.

"What are you going to do to me? Let me go! Don't you know who I am!

I just looked at the man in front of me coldly, his expression a mixture of defiance and despair. Saulo had already marked his body with a few bruises. His audacity was truly insolent. But I was determined to break him.

I walked calmly, letting my aura of power dominate the room, and headed for the tool table, where a variety of instruments of torture awaited my choice. My fingers glided over the objects until I finally stopped at a sturdy, heavy chain.

A wicked smile curled my lips as I felt the solid, cold weight of the metal in my hands. But I didn't intend to use it like that. With calculated steps, I reached for a flammable spray and a lighter, my movements conveying a palpable aura of menace.

The chain gleamed in the dim light of the basement, its distorted shadows dancing around as if yearning for the terror to come. With a quick gesture, I applied the flammable spray to it, the acrid smell filling the air and mixing with the metallic odor of the basement.

With the lighter in hand, I lit the flame, watching it dance on the tip of the small device. With a deft movement, I brought the lighter closer to the chain, witnessing the flames spread instantly, enveloping it in an oppressive heat.

The chain was now hot enough to fulfill its purpose. I turned to face the wretched Thiago, whose eyes widened in terror at the sight of the flaming chain in my hands. It was only the beginning of his agony.

''Get away from me, you bastard!'' The bastard tried to pull away from me, his words full of despair and hatred. But his efforts only fueled my pleasure in his agony, a sadistic smile spreading across my lips.

Without hesitation, I took full advantage of my fury and struck him with the chain, feeling the impact reverberate through his body and rob him of his breath. The sound of his panting breath filled the room, mingling with the nauseating smell of burning flesh that began to hang in the air.

I didn't give him time to recover. With one swift movement, I struck him again, the chain cutting into his skin more violently than before.

'' AHHHHHHHHHHHH. '' His screams echoed around the room, a symphony of pain and despair that fed my thirst for control and power.

I watched with perverse pleasure as the blood dripped from his back.

''Where did your courage go?'' I let out a cruel laugh at his agony.

I approach the table again and pick out a pair of pliers.

''It's time to pull some things out,'' I say with a mischievous smile as I see the desperation in his eyes. ''You can be brave again. I like it when everyone acts like this, being arrogant at first, but then begging.

I approach him in slow steps, standing face-to-face. He's still staring at me with burning hatred, something that just makes me laugh.

''Saulo, get him up, I don't want to get down,'' I order without looking back.

"Yes, my lord," Saulo replies, going to the lever and pulling, raising the bastard even higher.

I grin widely as I see the agony on his face as I pull out his toenails, one by one. His cries of pain are like music to my ears, but when he tries to kick me, a wave of irritation washes over me. Without thinking twice, I put his finger in the pliers and cut it off.

'' AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'' His scream echoes around the room as the blood drips in a macabre pattern.

I return to the table, picking up the spray and lighter. With growing fury, I light the lighter and burn the soles of his feet.

'' STOP... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH '' His screams mingle with the smell of burning flesh, but my pleasure only increases at his suffering.

''Get him down, I want this son of a bitch to put his feet on the ground'' I order, and Saulo obeys without hesitation, lowering him to the ground.

He's reluctant to put his feet on the ground, but he has no choice.

'' AHHHHHHHHHHHHH '' He screams as his feet touch the ground.

Without further ado, I return to the tool table and choose my next instrument: a hammer.

''W-What... are you going to do?'' He asks, trembling with fear.

I ignore him and look at Dante.

''Bring a big bucket of water, help him, Saulo,'' I order coldly.

"Yes, my lord," they both reply as they leave the room, leaving us alone.

I turn my gaze to the bastard.

''You were stupid to come to this city, thinking you were going to win over my queen. The anger I feel towards you is immense. Especially knowing that she once loved you. But what did you do? You betrayed her, you harassed her by taking pictures of her private parts. Do you know that what you did is considered rape? I love dealing with rapists.

I approach him, making him recoil in fear, but since he's trapped, he can't get away.

''I'm going to make you suffer for everything you've caused, my precious,'' I say, before hitting the hammer hard on his big toe and crushing it.

'' AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. '' His screams echoed around the room, a symphony of pain that filled my heart with satisfaction.

Without hesitation, I began to break all his fingers, crushing them one by one as he screamed even louder. Every sound of bones breaking was like music to my ears, feeding my thirst for cruelty and revenge.

The horrible state of his feet only increased my pleasure, each crushed toe was a vivid reminder of the power I had over him. And I knew it wasn't over yet. There was still a lot more pain to inflict before I was satisfied.

'' S-Stop.... P-Please... '' His weak voice only made me laugh humorlessly.

'' Stop? Weren't you the one being so arrogant just now? Your state is so pathetic. '' In anger, I hit his knee, hearing the bone break.

'' AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.... STOP, PLEASE. '' His pleas only increase my satisfaction.

'' I won't stop, don't worry. '' I get up from the floor, the door opens, and Dante and Saulo enter carrying a large bucket full of water.

''Here you are, my lord.'' I signal with my hand for them to come closer.