A cruel smile twists Damian's lips as he languidly turns his captive, forcing the choking rebel to face me head-on.
"Watch closely, Rosetta," he commands in a low purr. "See what becomes of those who insist on denying me."
With a sickening crunch, Damian's free hand lashes out, savagely snapping the youth's neck with one deft twist. The body goes limp instantly, all life extinguished in a terrifying display of casual violence.
I can't stifle the guttural cry that tears from my throat as I watch the light leave the rebel's eyes. Bile burns at the back of my mouth as Damian callously lets the broken form crumple to the loamy forest floor.
"You sadistic monster!" I hiss, straining against my bonds with renewed desperation. "I'll make you pay for that, I swear it!"
Damian merely throws ba
