"So, have you no curiosity in your soul?" he asked. Taking hold of the chain between her elbows in one hand and placing the other on her hip, he pulled her up and turned her to sit on the edge of the cot. The pull on her arms sent ripples of pain through her shoulders, and she whined quietly to herself.
"Do you want me to ask questions?" she asked as he shifted his chair to sit directly in front of her. He spread his legs and then brought them together, pinning her knees between them. He placed the other pair of handcuffs on her lap, and she looked down at them fearfully. The binding of her elbows behind her left her little that she could do with her hands as she looked up at him. "Is that why you're being so mean to me? Because I don't ask enough questions?"
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