“Kasmine. A little bird tells me you haven’t been eating your food, hm?”
I flinched. His voice was too calm, and somehow, that scared me more than if he’d screamed.
Nagel stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a soft click. He leaned his shoulder against the wall and watched me like a lab rat he was tired of poking.
He tilted his head slightly. “Oh, sweetheart,” he said, dryly amused. “You’re not here because of what you did.”
My lips trembled as tears blurred my vision. “Then why? What did I do? What do you want from me?”
He chuckled under his breath, shaking his head like I’d just asked the dumbest question alive.
“It’s not about you,” he said, pushing off the wall and walking toward me, “You’re just here because of your mate’s sins.”
My breath hitched. I pressed myself harder into the corner. The chill from the walls sank into my skin.
“Personally,” he went on, crouching so we were almost eye level, “I have very little problem with Kester. But unfortunately, not everyone feels the same. He’s been… reckless. Stepping on toes that don’t belong to him. Making enemies faster than he can count.”
He sounded so detached.
“And me?” My voice shook. “You think dragging me into it is fair? That I deserve this?*
“It wasn’t supposed to be you.” He shrugged. “You just happened to be the string we needed to pull.”
More tears streamed down my face. I wiped them with trembling hands, but they kept coming.
Nagel studied me, almost curious. “Jake told us a lot about you, you know.”
I froze.
“He said you had a real hold on him. That you were the one thing that could make him hesitate. Stupid, right? Love… or whatever that mess was.”
My chest twisted.
“He was struggling with the job. Couldn’t finish it. Couldn’t focus. Couldn’t fucking follow orders.”
So, it was true? All Kester had said were true?
Oh, God. Jake? An accomplice?
No… Oh, God. I’d been a fool.
Nagel’s eyes flicked across my face. “But then… you went and picked Kester. You chose him. Over Jake.”
His mouth curled just a little. “And just like that, his head cleared. He was ready to play.”
“No…” I whispered, “You’re lying.”
“Mm. You’d think so,” he replied, standing to his full height. “But it was the best thing that ever happened to our plan. Unfortunately, your darling Kester went and killed Jake anyway. Poor boy.”
He was quiet for a while, as if mourning the dead before he stood up and turned toward the door.
“You should eat something,” he said, not looking back. “You’ll need your strength.”
“I’m not eating anything,” I said, “I don’t care if I die here. I’m not touching a single thing you bring me.”
I don’t know what gave me the courage… I didn’t feel brave, not even a little… but words came pouring out like my soul had had enough.
“Kester will find me,” I choked out. “He will. And when he does, you’ll pay for everything you’ve done. Every single thing. You’ll fucking pay.”
There was a beat of silence.
Then, slowly, he turned back around. His eyes rested on me calmly.
He took two steps toward me, then stopped. “Is that so?*
I didn’t answer. My throat was tight, and fear threatened to strangle me.
He hummed lightly like he was actually considering my words. Then he said, almost to himself, “You think he’ll make me pay for what I haven’t even done yet.”
Another step closer.
“Interesting logic.”
I backed up instinctively, but there was nowhere left to go. My spine was already pressed against the damp stone wall.
Nagel tilted his head, his tone still maddeningly casual.
‘Since you’re so sure your little mate will punish me for sins I haven’t committed,” he said, ‘I might as well commit some sins before he finally finds me because I know he will find me, don’t you think?”
My heart slammed into my ribs as he kept coming closer.
‘And since your mouth is too empty for food… but busy enough to bark threats,” he murmured, now standing inches away, ‘maybe it’s time it was used for something more useful.”
I felt his fingers glaze my chim… I froze. Everything inside me locked up.
He tilted my face up to this, peering deep into my soul with those dead eyes of his.
My knees were shaking. I hated that I was trembling-
I could barely whisper, “Don’t touch me.”
He let out a smile, and for the first time, it looked like a real smile, but I wasn’t fooled.
“Of course, I’ll touch you, baby. I certainly will.” He said. Then, without taking his eyes off me, he snapped his fingers.
I barely had time to process it before the door creaked behind him. Heavy boots scraped against the floor as two hefty men entered.
“Make her kneel,” he said, still holding my gaze intently. “It’s time I showed Kester how well his little mate worships my cock while he’s away.”
LIKE
He took two steps toward me, then stopped. “Is that so?”
I didn’t answer. My throat was tight, and fear threatened to strangle me.
He hummed lightly like he was actually considering my words. Then he said, almost to himself, “You think he’ll make me pay for what I haven’t even done yet.”
Another step closer.
“Interesting logic.”
I backed up instinctively, but there was nowhere left to go. My spine was already pressed against the damp stone wall.
Nagel tilted his head, his tone still maddeningly casual.
“Since you’re so sure your little mate will punish me for sins I haven’t committed,” he said, “I might as well commit some sins before he finally finds me because I know he will find me, don’t you think?”
My heart slammed into my ribs as he kept coming closer.
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