Trigger warning! This chapter contains explicit torture and gore. Material that can be sensible for certain readers. Readers' discretion is advised.
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Hope's POV
I could have never imagined that my mate would be someone so cruel. He should have stopped this, but instead, he rejoiced with my suffering. I don’t know how I could tell he was my mate; I shouldn’t, I am still a kid, but Kira clearly recognized this asshole as my mate.
Why do I call him an asshole? Because he is one.
I saw the recognition of who I was in his eyes. I knew it, he knew it, and we both remained silent.
“Proceed,” he instructed the man.
He knew it would feel pain; I didn’t know how this bond worked, but wouldn’t that make him feel pain, too?
I wanted to scream at h
