unreasonable shame and terror flooded her.
Though she tried hard to fight against it, memories of her and
Julian’s torment assaulted her. Pulling her against him, Devon
wrapped his arms tighter around her, his hand wrapped through her
hair as he cradled her head. Cassie burrowed against him, trying
hard to keep a firm hold on herself as she stared into the tiny
cell that had been her home.
Chris was watching her intently, a sad
look in his caring eyes. Cassie hugged Devon harder, closing her
eyes as she savored in his hard strength. He kissed her forehead
roughly, pressing his lips against her for a long moment. A shudder
ran through him, his hands tightened upon her. Cassie could sense
the unraveling control and anger suffusing him.
“You will never know anything like this
again,” he vowed in a harsh whisper.
She nodded as she took a deep breath.
Gathering her courage, she hugged him again and stepped away. They
had to get out of here before she unraveled completely, or before
any remaining creature’s lurking within this place discovered their
presence. Devon placed his hand gently over her mouth again,
holding her firmly as they moved further down the hall.
***
Devon’s senses were on high alert as
they continued to make their way rapidly along, searching for any
hint of danger. He would not allow anything bad to happen to Cassie
again while they were down here. He would not allow anything bad to
happen to her ever again, he would die first. Anger coursed through
him as he recalled that sterile little cell she had been held
captive in, imprisoned in, tortured in. He didn’t want to think
about the misery these people had caused her. That Dani had caused
her.
He glanced sharply at the small girl,
fighting the urge to rip her traitorous throat out as they turned
another corner. He knew that it was not entirely Dani that had his
killer instincts so aroused, or what had been done to Cassie, but
also the harsh scent of death in the air. It was both enticing and
repulsive. The demon in him was thrilled and excited by the mayhem
and destruction that had gone on here. The man was completely
repulsed by it.
He pulled Cassie closer, savoring in
her sweet scent as he nuzzled her hair gently. He drew on the
strength that she always brought to him as he tried to suppress the
thrumming bloodlust inside him. He could still smell something off
in her blood, and knew now that it was more than just the drugs
they had pumped into her, but also Julian’s blood inside of her.
Devon shuddered at the reminder, trying to keep himself under
control as he searched past the strange scent inside of her to find
her own wonderfully sweet smell thrumming just beneath the surface.
Her heart was swiftly beginning to filter out the awful remnants
lingering within her.
Julian stopped suddenly, his eyes
widened, and his hands fisted as he glared into another room. Devon
was certain they had come across Julian’s cell, but when Cassie
began to tremble too he knew that it was something more. Chris’s
eyes widened, his mouth dropped as he gaped into the darkness. The
color drained from his face as he turned slowly back to Cassie,
horror, sympathy, disgust, and pain was etched onto his youthful
features.
Devon’s chest clenched; whatever they
had come across had to be totally awful judging by the look on
Chris’s face. Devon stepped slowly forward, trying to block
Cassie’s view of the room as he peered into the darkness. He
noticed the table first, the straps hanging off the bottom, side,
and top of it. Straps that would be used to hold down a person’s
feet, wrists, and head. Straps that were extremely thick and
painful looking, straps that he knew had been used to keep Julian
and Cassie pinned to that table.
Then he noticed the thing hanging from
the ceiling like some twisted electronic snake. There were
electrodes dangling from a thick metal rod. Devon had never seen
anything like it before, but it was apparent that it was
Though she tried hard to fight against it, memories of her and
Julian’s torment assaulted her. Pulling her against him, Devon
wrapped his arms tighter around her, his hand wrapped through her
hair as he cradled her head. Cassie burrowed against him, trying
hard to keep a firm hold on herself as she stared into the tiny
cell that had been her home.
Chris was watching her intently, a sad
look in his caring eyes. Cassie hugged Devon harder, closing her
eyes as she savored in his hard strength. He kissed her forehead
roughly, pressing his lips against her for a long moment. A shudder
ran through him, his hands tightened upon her. Cassie could sense
the unraveling control and anger suffusing him.
“You will never know anything like this
again,” he vowed in a harsh whisper.
She nodded as she took a deep breath.
Gathering her courage, she hugged him again and stepped away. They
had to get out of here before she unraveled completely, or before
any remaining creature’s lurking within this place discovered their
presence. Devon placed his hand gently over her mouth again,
holding her firmly as they moved further down the hall.
***
Devon’s senses were on high alert as
they continued to make their way rapidly along, searching for any
hint of danger. He would not allow anything bad to happen to Cassie
again while they were down here. He would not allow anything bad to
happen to her ever again, he would die first. Anger coursed through
him as he recalled that sterile little cell she had been held
captive in, imprisoned in, tortured in. He didn’t want to think
about the misery these people had caused her. That Dani had caused
her.
He glanced sharply at the small girl,
fighting the urge to rip her traitorous throat out as they turned
another corner. He knew that it was not entirely Dani that had his
killer instincts so aroused, or what had been done to Cassie, but
also the harsh scent of death in the air. It was both enticing and
repulsive. The demon in him was thrilled and excited by the mayhem
and destruction that had gone on here. The man was completely
repulsed by it.
He pulled Cassie closer, savoring in
her sweet scent as he nuzzled her hair gently. He drew on the
strength that she always brought to him as he tried to suppress the
thrumming bloodlust inside him. He could still smell something off
in her blood, and knew now that it was more than just the drugs
they had pumped into her, but also Julian’s blood inside of her.
Devon shuddered at the reminder, trying to keep himself under
control as he searched past the strange scent inside of her to find
her own wonderfully sweet smell thrumming just beneath the surface.
Her heart was swiftly beginning to filter out the awful remnants
lingering within her.
Julian stopped suddenly, his eyes
widened, and his hands fisted as he glared into another room. Devon
was certain they had come across Julian’s cell, but when Cassie
began to tremble too he knew that it was something more. Chris’s
eyes widened, his mouth dropped as he gaped into the darkness. The
color drained from his face as he turned slowly back to Cassie,
horror, sympathy, disgust, and pain was etched onto his youthful
features.
Devon’s chest clenched; whatever they
had come across had to be totally awful judging by the look on
Chris’s face. Devon stepped slowly forward, trying to block
Cassie’s view of the room as he peered into the darkness. He
noticed the table first, the straps hanging off the bottom, side,
and top of it. Straps that would be used to hold down a person’s
feet, wrists, and head. Straps that were extremely thick and
painful looking, straps that he knew had been used to keep Julian
and Cassie pinned to that table.
Then he noticed the thing hanging from
the ceiling like some twisted electronic snake. There were
electrodes dangling from a thick metal rod. Devon had never seen
anything like it before, but it was apparent that it was
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