The first thing I did when I woke up with the worst jerk of my life and with my body shuddering was try to contact Ace through the mind link.
I just had the most horrifying nightmare of my life. It was a nightmare of Ace being tortured to death.
Ryker and Derek stood side by side with smirks on their faces as their henchmen whipped Ace with strong cords. His hands and feet were bound with strong chains, and his lips were strapped shut with duct tape that had already broken off.
Ace looked half-dead but they wouldn't stop hitting him. He was burned with red hot iron and most of his skin was missing its outer layer. The sizzling sound of his ripping flesh rang in my head as they burnt him but not once did Ace express pain by crying. His teeth were tightly clenched and his gaze, filled w
