First, she begged. And when that hadn’t worked, she’d tried seduction. That technique hadn’t worked either, but the fact that Kolis had used her to try that? Bile clogged my throat, and I clenched my jaw, fighting the urge to expel the meager contents of my stomach. The moment Kolis realized he wasn’t getting anywhere, he’d cursed me with her mouth and voice. I’d sat through it, not moving an inch, not speaking. The simmering anger grew into a rage as he used her hands to claw at herself. When she drew blood on her cheeks, I couldn’t take it anymore. Could no longer bear witness to it.
