Love
I stepped forward, wanting to have fun with this. The bitch put me through shit in five years. My kids spent years without their father because of her. Not only that, she insulted them and me.
" Luis, how would you start torturing her? You are talented when it comes to tormenting criminals,"
My best friend pretended to think.
" For starters, her hands are resting too comfortably against the floor,"
I was wearing super high leather heels. I stepped on her hands, and she cried in pain.
" And then, I would break her fingers one after the other," he said. Everyone in the room was looking at us, shocked. Yet, no one interfered.
I crouched and lifted her hand to me. I broke her wrist swiftly. A scream followed after the bone cracked.
Luis laughed, " Love, I said finger, not wrist. Now, try the other," he instructed.
" Bitch," Charlotte croaked. I kicked her in her mouth with my knee, and a crack sounded.
" She's still insulting me," I didn't think I enjoyed hurting someone until now.
" Let's cut off her tongue," Luis suggested excitedly, " If her tongue causes her to insult you, then we must chop it off," Charlotte's eyes widened with fear, and tears pooled from her eyes.
Luis was such a psycho, and I thrived off the energy.
" What do you even use to cut someone's tongue," I scowled, gripping her cheeks painfully to open her mouth. I pushed her away with more strength than I intended.
" Love, I'm sorry for what I did. For insulting you and your children. I'm sorry for everything else," Charlotte burst out in a sob, and her gaze went to Ellis,
" I have a grandmother who needs me. Please, don't let her cut off my tongue. I'll tell you everything,"
I got to my feet and stood by Luis' side, not pleased that Charlotte gave in so quickly.
" She's no fun," he muttered.
" And you are scary," Michael whispered. We flashed him our perfect smiles and gave him puppy eyes.
" Now, I'm scared. Psychos,"
" Speak. We don't have all day," Jace commanded.
" I was hired by my ex-boyfriend, Maleck, -"
Before Charlotte could finish speaking, Ellis jumped on her. He moved with incredible speed. His claws extended instantly, grabbed her by her neck, and flung her against the wall.
I saw Charlotte's life flash before my eyes. Jace, unlike any of us, was quick to react and pull my mate away from the Fox. Charlotte was thrown against the floor. The once-white floor was stained with her blood.
" We need her to tell us the truth," Jace reasoned.
They stared at each other for a while as Michael and Jace reasoned with their alpha. Ellis took a step back, still growling though. He pulled me to him and inhaled my scent.
The guards lifted Charlotte and put her in a chair. I didn't know the healing process of a Fox, but that didn't look good. She was losing blood.
" If you are not treated in ten minutes, you'll die. It seems to me you don't want that. Make it count," Ellis' voice was cold as ice. His inner lycan was close. Charlotte nodded, wearing a terrified look as she started to speak. She paused a few times due to weakness.
Charlotte told us what transpired between her and Maleck. The plan they made to separate us by fabricating a fake mate bond. First, she would report to Maleck what was happening in the pack and company. However, Charlotte eventually fell for Ellis and stopped working for Maleck.
" What was his plan?" asked Michael. Charlotte stayed silent. Her breathing was labored now. I took a step towards her, and she flinched. I enjoyed the terror on her face. She'd always associate me with fear.
" H- He was gathering people to attack this pack," she stammered.
" Maleck has a pack of his own?" Jace asked.
" Yes, it's just a small pack. He is working with someone powerful to bring you down,"
" And how do you know all this if you have no contact with him?" I sneered.
Her gaze went to Ellis, and I stood in her view. I felt sick just thinking this woman was with my mate.
" I was worried for Alpha Ellis. So, I decided to investigate," she said.
" Where the fuck is Maleck," Ellis growled.
" I swear I don't know. I only learned my information through secretly following his steps before disappeared," with that said, Charlotte fell to the ground. The guards didn't move. Their eyes were trained on their alpha for an order.
" Take her away. She lives to be punished," Ellis said in a baritone.
We left the dungeons, and my mate wrapped an arm around my waist and kissed my temple.
" What punishment does Charlotte face?" I asked.
" She'd be used as an example. She'd be whipped in the town square for many weeks and be locked up in dungeons with hard labor," he told me. I felt like that wasn't enough, but again, according to her story, Maleck forced her and threatened her grandmother.
' She chose to continue the lie. She was a selfish little Fox that wanted your life!' hissed Vee. She wanted Charlotte dead. We came to a halt, and Ellis stood in front of me.
" You don't like that, do you?"
" She just took so much from us," I pouted. He kissed my forehead.
" I know, baby," he caressed my cheek and placed his forehead against mine. I felt adrenaline when he touched me, and my heart sped up quickly.
" How many strokes are we talking about every day," I asked.
" Twenty. You saw the damage the warriors did when traitors are punished, right?" he said. A chill ran down my bones at the thought of it. I remember going to the town square once when they caught a man who used dark magic, and a woman killed a pack member. They beat them harshly with long, thick whipsticks. The two would faint, but the whippers poured ice-cold water to wake them, only to whip them again.
Thinking about it made me shiver. I nodded, " Yeah, It is the perfect punishment for her,"
' We should go on the first day to watch,' Vee suggested, and I agreed, it would be fun to watch. People will want to kill her when they find out her crimes against their alpha and me.
" I should stay here to do some work," he told me.
" I'm going to work too. I have a meeting with my team about what's next,"
We said goodbye, and I drove back with Luis.