Alexander’s POV
“You know,” I started, dragging the tip of the knife across the thigh of the man. My hand was slow and deliberate but not hard enough to cut him. “Growing up, my father used to tell me that there were a thousand and one ways to skin an animal without killing it. Back then, I didn’t get why anyone would bother. Why not just finish the job? But I’ve come to learn…the animal isn’t always an animal. Sometimes, it’s a rat. A filthy pest like you.”
The man jerked against the ropes that held him to the chair tightly. Sweat formed on his forehead and they shone as he trembled, the room was cold but I just couldn’t understand why he was feeling so… hot. His breathing became unsteady and uneven. His fear was practically radiating off him and it only fueled the adrenaline that was r
