Wren

S. Part 13

Sophie seethed.

She was tied to a chair in the middle of the room, facing Eden, who was bound the same way. Sophie was injured and exhausted; she'd just spent two hours being beaten by Elena for no apparent reason. She'd been burned with the cattle prod, her legs beaten with a thin wooden cane, and burned with cigarettes on her left forearm. But the worse part had been having to listen to Elena. 

She'd ranted the entire time that they were doing the same things to Eden; they were hurting her too. Sophie could take the physical pain, but the thought of Eden going through it too-- where she couldn't help and couldn't see-- the thought alone had been the worst of the tortures.

But now Eden sat in front of her, unharmed but extremely concerned for Sophie. She cried as she stared at her wounds, unable to help or even just offer physical comfort.

"What did they do to you?" She breathed, eyes wide and scared.

"Nothing too bad. As long as you're okay, I'm good." Sophie offered a small smile. The statement was true, but she didn't know what she'd do if they were separated again; that would be what made her crack.

The door flung open and Elena stalked in, her heels clicking on the cement as she came up behind Sophie. She felt hands on her shoulders and froze; usually she'd fight but she didn't want to do anything to provoke the woman, not with Eden in the room.

Elena rubbed Sophie's shoulders before she came around, crouching down beside her. She flicked one of the open wounds on her leg from the cane, making Sophie bite her lip. Eden cried out, begging her to stop.

"Quiet." Sophie commanded Eden, hating the way tears welled in her eyes. Sophie didn't want any attention on Eden, and obviously Elena was trying to get a rise out of them by using the other.

"Oh, what's the matter, Sophie? Are you mad at your girlfriend already?" Elena stood and moved behind Eden, whose eyes grew wide with the danger. "Then you don't mind if I--" she leaned over from behind, placing her hands near Eden's waist and sliding them up under her shirt, eyes locked to Sophie's the entire time.

"Don't you fucking dare-- get away from her!" Sophie screamed, struggling to get out of her binds. 

Elena laughed and pulled away, leaving Eden completely traumatized. She locked eyes with Sophie, a prey's terror the only thing that shone in her eyes. She was frozen in place.

"Aww, looks like she's just a little scared." Elena taunted, tracing her hands up Eden's chin, then wrenching her head back. "Are you scared, little one?"

"Get away from her, you bitch--"

"Un-uh, language, young lady. Why such a mouth on you? Is it from your father?" Elena laughed again, but Sophie didn't give a shit about what she said. She just wanted to keep the woman away from Eden. Maybe she could even draw her away and over to her--

Elena crouched down, eyeing Sophie with eyes that glittered like shattered glass as she slid a hand up Eden's pant leg, swirling her fingers around the girl's delicate ankle. Eden locked eyes with Sophie, her face frozen with terror.

Sophie didn't say anything. Her mind was racing-- weighing her options. If she lashed out, Elena would enjoy getting a rise out of her, and just do more to Eden. But if she didn't react, maybe Elena would get bored, and come to her instead? So Sophie didn't move, she just stared coldly at the woman.

Elena seemed to see right through Sophie's thoughts. She smiled wickedly as she pulled her hand out of the bottom cuffs of the pants, standing and moving behind Eden. She again locked eyes with Sophie as she leaned over Eden, placing her hands at Eden's knees and slowly dragging them up the insides of her thighs. Eden squirmed, growing increasingly more uncomfortable.

Sophie couldn't take it. "Fuck you, bitch." She spat onto the floor. "I dare you to come try that with me."

Elena cracked a wicked grin. "Ah, but that's what you actually want, right? For me to leave your little girlfriend alone? I don't think so. The whole point of this is revenge, sweetheart. It's not supposed to be pleasant for you. I'll break you beyond repair-- just like your family did to mine--"

"So you admit your family's broken." Sophie sneered, trying to push Elena's buttons. It worked.

Elena ran her tongue over her teeth, her eyes narrowing. "Keep your mouth shut, you little--"

"What, mad 'cause you know I'm right? My dad kicked your dad's ass, and you're ashamed. As you should be." 

Elena started to stalk over, and Sophie felt a wave of relief wash over her. "You're family is so horrible that all your personnel are switching sides. How pathetic, you can't hold onto--"

A slap across her face made her jaw ache as her head wrenched to the side, but she gritted her teeth and spat out blood onto Elena's expensive-looking black stilettos, making her stumble back in disgust. Sophie forced her lips into a crooked grin as she turned to face Elena again. "That all you got? Ha!" she scoffed, glancing past Elena to check on Eden, who sat dazed in her chair. Sophie couldn't read the emotions washing over her face. "You're as weak as my fathers said you were!"

Matteo and Wren had actually warned her that the Herreras were not to be messed with, but Sophie was desperate to keep Elena's attention. And now she knew what got her fired up.

Elena's face was visibly twisted with rage now as she again came closer, this time grabbing a fistful of Sophie's hair and wrenching her head back. "Listen here, you don't--"

Sophie spit blood from her busted lips in Elena's face. Elena screeched in anger and released Sophie's head, and Sophie saw her rear back a hand to strike another blow. She slammed her eyes shut, bracing herself--

A loud thud echoed through the room as Elena fell to the floor. Sophie opened her eyes to see Eden standing over the woman's limp body, the most shocked and innocent look on her face. But the cattle prod in her hand told that she was far from guiltless. 

Sophie's mouth fell open in shock. "What did you--"

"I smacked her with the handle-- I didn't think I could hit that hard--" Eden stammered, gazing down at Elena. She quickly snapped out of it and rushed to Sophie's side, crouching and untying  the ropes. 

"How'd you get free?" Sophie asked, in awe. 

"Girl scouts. I was the first to earn my knot-tying badge."

"And that swing?"

"Baseball after I quit girl scouts."

Sophie grinned despite the circumstances. "Way to go, baby."

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