"I don't care if she's my mate. Irabel focused on that truth. It caused the worst pain for her, again, but she held onto it tightly to escape what he had done to her. Hours of gruesome torture looking for something she was unable to give him even if she wanted to. She couldn't even lie about knowing about all the ludicrous stuff Maxith was asking her. And the one thing she knew about herself and was willing to give him was considered her worst lie in his eyes. She shifted on the floor and regretted it. The pain in her body would kill her before those internal injuries the doctor had talked about did, thanks to all the manhandling she had gone through today. With all her existing injuries, Maxith didn't need anything more than applying enough pressure where it mattered to get her screami

