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*****Trigger Warning Torture*****
Tanith POV
The door appears and I step inside the room where Candace hangs limp from our last session. I smile because I’ve been waiting for today for far too long. I make my way across the room and give her my normal greeting. The sound of my hand connecting with her cheek makes me smile. As soon as her eyes fly open, she looks defeated, and I revel in her misery. “Don’t look so sad Candy. You are getting visitors today.”
“What visitors,” she whispers. “Now if I told you before they arrived, what kind of surprise would that be?” “Please” she starts to beg, and I shut her down quickly. “I haven’t even laid a finger on you yet. You can’t beg until we actually start but don’t worry, today we are going to watch a movie before our guests arrive.
I snap my fingers and the chains disappear, causing her to drop to the floor. She starts to cry in relief. I roll my eyes as I move her to a chair, strapping her in place. I don’t want her to miss a minute of the show. The wall lights up in front of her and Della appears in a pretty dress. My niece is about the only thing that isn’t vengeance that can make me smile. Despite seeing her daughter, the b**ch shows no emotion. The screen changes a few minutes later and Amber is standing inside a room in a beautiful blue gown.
Olivia, Becca, and Ebony are around her dressed in dresses that are a lighter shade of blue. Becca is holding her daughter. Olivia is heavily pregnant and Ebony is barely showing. “What is this,” she asks. “No talking during a movie or you won’t like the consequences.” She quiets immediately, and I focus back on the screen. Olivia moves to stand in front of Amber. Amber places her hand on Olivia’s cheek before she does the same to Becca and Ebony.
“I am grateful to have you three as my daughters. You may not be my blood, but you are my pups just the same,” Amber says. “How could she,” she whispers. “Can you really ask that question with a straight face after all you and your rotten sister put her through. You are shocked that she and her wolf would accept these three women as her own when they treat her like a mother.” “I’m sorry” she starts to say, but I cut her off.
“Don’t bother with the apologies. I’m sorry is the most worthless two words that have ever been spoken. When my sister and mate betrayed me. They had me r*ped and murdered. They weren’t sorry until they met me again in my goddess form. They were really sorry then. They pleaded with me to spare them, but I took
great pleasure in showing them just how meaningless those two words were.”
The screen shifts again. Ace, Hudson, Liam, and Connor are together. “Are you ready to claim your queen in front of the kingdom, dad?” “I have never been more ready for anything in my entire life. I want you to know,
Ace, that I will always love your mother. She gave me you. You are my greatest accomplishment. I hate that i
missed seeing you grow up, but I’m proud of the man that you have become,” he says.
The two embrace and when Hudson pulls back he is smiling from ear to ear. “Let’s go make everything official.” They make their way down a hallway and into a throne room. The council members that were loyal to the king stand on the stage. It doesn’t take long for the women to join them. Hudson can’t take his eyes off
Amber.
When Ace wraps his arm around Olivia–and places his hand on her belly, Candace whimpers. “You actually felt something for him.” She doesn’t answer, but I know I’m right. “It’s too bad your selfishness was so ingrained in you. Selene may have actually made you mates had you been worthy of Ace, but we both know
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you weren’t. Olivia on the other hand, never wavered in doing what was right, even at the cost of her own happiness.”
“She walked away from Ace when she thought the two of you were happy. She deserves a mate like Ace as much as he deserves her. A woman that loved him when she thought he was a lowly human,” I say sarcastically. My eyes return to the screen just as the crown is placed on Amber’s head. The screen goes black before a completely new scene appears.
The life Candace should have had plays out in front of her. She accepted her omega mate and had pups. She wasn’t a b**ch and, instead of Kevin becoming Beta, her mate was given the rank. Kevin became Gamma and Candace became friends with the girls. She was accepted. Della and her other pups grew up loved, and she was happy. I allow her to feel what she could have had for a brief moment before the image disappears along with the feelings.
She sobs just as Nemesis steps into the room with our guests. “Candace,” Bart calls out, but before he can
make a move toward her he is chained by his arms and legs in the middle of the room. “Daddy” she sobs
again. She turns to look at Collette and gasps. “Collette, what happened to you” she asks. “You stupid b**ch.
You took my mate. I was supposed to be Luna. This is all your fault,” Collette screams as she lunges toward
her. I make no move to stop her when she runs her claws across Candace’s cheek.
“What the hell are you talking about,” Candace asks as blood rushes down her face. “Roman was supposed to
be my mate. He was meant to be mine, and you took him from me,” Collette screams as she rushes toward her again. This time, I snap my fingers and she appears chained right next to Bart. “I thought you girls would be happy to see each other. I guess I shouldn’t have told you about Roman, Collette. My bad.”
“Why do you enjoy this so much,” Candace manages to croak out. I move until I’m standing directly in front of her. “I enjoy watching evil people suffer because its what you deserve. It gives me tremendous pleasure to hear you scream. My sister and mate took everything from me because of their evilness. I was blessed by my true sister Selene with a second chance to make those who deserve hell get exactly that.”
“Now Nemesis has her own story, but becoming the Goddess of Torture comes at a price. We both pay it every day, but watching disgusting creatures like you suffer is worth it. Now, since our new playthings have just arrived, Candace gets a reprieve, but it won’t last long.” I move until I’m standing in front of Bart. I look him up and down with disgust. “I really don’t know how any woman f**ked you, whatever the reason.”
“You are paunchy around the middle, balding, and short. The thought of being touched by you makes my skin crawl.” “The feeling is mutual,” he says smugly before he remembers who he is talking to. A sinister smile spreads across my face as I produce a small blade. “You’ll soon find out I’m not the forgiving type like my sister Selene.” A scream has me looking toward Nemesis and Collette.
I laugh when I see her crack a silver whip across her chest, adding the scars I’ve already given her. “Please forgive me. I didn’t mean what I said,” Bart says, pleading with me as I step closer. “Yes you did. There are consequences for your actions. I think because you were constantly drugging and cheating on your mate, we should start at the root of your problem.” I slice his pants until they fall to the ground at his feet.
Next his underwear join them. I stifle a laugh. For a wolf he really doesn’t have much to offer. “What are you he manages to get out before I grab a hold of his member and slice it clean off. His scream fills the room and I turn in time to see Candace wretch. Blood pours from the hole that’s left, but I’m not done. I grab each of his balls and remove them too. His eyes start to close, and I know he is close to bleeding out. I place the blade
under his chin, forcing his eyes to meet mine.
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“Was it worth it? This is your eternity. You will die over and over again but every time you come back you will relive this pain. Just like Amber lived with the pain every day.” “Please don’t do this. I don’t deserve this,” he says before his body goes limp. I throw my head back and laugh. They never think they deserve what they get. Another scream brings my attention back to Nemesis.
She is still whipping Collette. A pile of her flesh lies on the floor at her feet. I can see her body is about to give in and I smile. Nemesis drops the whip and turns to me. “I’m glad this b**ch pissed off another prisoner and ended up here early. She reminds me of my dear cousin. I’m going to have lots of fun with her,” Nemesis says. “Who do you want to visit next?” “I want Roger this time,” she says with a smirk.
“Sh*t, I was going to pick him.” “Let’s play rock, paper, scissors. Winner gets Roger and the other gets Cassandra,” Nemisis says. We ball our fists, and she ends up winning, but I’m not mad. As long as I get to make someone pay for their sins, my own memories and pain stay where they belong, locked in my mind.
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