"Please!!!!" I beg, my voice cracking from the unbearable pain, "no more!" I'm on the floor all bruised and bleeding from the beating I've just received. Every second seems like a year as the pain only increases when the kicks just keep coming. The men stop when the leader puts his hand up.
He smiles at me but I can barely see him through my swollen eye lids. I lick my bloody lips and start to spit out the awful metal taste.
"So this is what happens to traitors...only we don't stop. No mercy, no forgiveness. Understood?"
I nod my head slightly, clutching my stomach as if it will suppress the pain. To no avail. My father never was strong enough to hurt me this bad. The pain cannot be traced to just one place, but many. Every breath I take causes me to moan. They've won. I cannot take anymore.
"I will do what you want," I say between gasps for air, feeling the sharp pain course throughout my body.
I shrink back into a corner as the leader approaches me. My hands cover my face as he reaches his hand out. I anticipate the blow, but it does not come. I'm lifted instead into a hug, and the leader whispers to me, "You're a brother now. This is your family. Never forget that."
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Okay so sorry for the short chapter if anyone is still even reading this! I've been so busy. I'll try to update soon since summer is coming!
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Accepted To Kill
Mystery / ThrillerAutomatically I'm frozen. He's back, he's gonna kill me! A hand touches my bare, bruised back and I choke back a sob. "Don't...don't hurt me..." I whisper, my voice full of pain. The sound of crying causes me to look up. "Mom..?" ...
