Victoria’s POV With a flick of his hand, he signaled one of the others. A moment later, a bucket of ice-cold water was dumped over my bloodied form, shocking me back to consciousness. I gasped, my body trembling violently from the chill and pain. My head barely lifted before Crack! Another lash tore across my back. My body arched from the agony, the chains rattling above me with a harsh, metallic echo that rang through the dark dungeon. The only light came from a flickering torch on the wall, casting long, wavering shadows across the stone floor. My silhouette frail and shaking looked impossibly small in the midst of the towering figures surrounding me. And Marcus was only getting started. Each time I passed out from the relentless torment, they revived me with another splash of fre

