Chapter 45
45 Pick a Number
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Third Person POV
Thomas entered the study and shut the door (or so the thought). He paced for a few minutes gaining
the courage to call thiste. He knew better than to disturb the monster that he had to inform, but this
was vital to the operation and he knew if he didn’t share it, he would surely meet a slow and painful
death the next time he went to the office.
He quickly got out his phone, wasting no more time and dialed the secure number.
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Thomas looked out therge window overlooking the east garden. The stars
and a sliver of the silver moon were peeking out of the dense cloud bank
that covered the night sky. Ring-
“WHAT?” The voice of his true boss finally came over. Thomas had to hold the phone out from the hold
near his ear, it was that loud.
“I’m sorry to be disturbing you boss, but I have some news.” Thomas said timidly.
“Well, go on!”
“They got the Weisman deal, sir.” Thomas bit his lip, waiting for the explosion. And 3, 2, 1.
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“WHAT THE FUCK!” And here it goes. For the next two minutes he listened to his boss shout
expletives in sixnguages and heard some ss shattering in the background.
“How the fuck did they get that deal? We have been making sure their operations are pitiful and
depleting their resources left and right so they couldn’t get a deal that big. If this goes through, we are
in shit! Getting rid of Aurora was supposed to CRUSH THEM!”
The angry voice on the other side was seething. He thought for sure that making sure his Princess was
safe from them. would be a win–win for him, destroying his enemy and securing his prize. To him,
Jason was like a cockroach, he never seemed to die.
“I know sir” Thomas tried to keep his voice even and calm, hoping it would calm the angered voice on
the other side.
“They n on moving the goods next week and I will make sure I know exactly what they n so we
can stop it.” I said confidently. “But I want out after this. I want toe home.” I was really nervous
about all this, but I couldn’t keep this up anymore. The line was silent for a moment.
“You do this, and you cane home.” He said and Thomas rxed significantly and mumbled a
“Thank you sir!”
“Any news on Aurora?” His boss asked. What Thomas failed to see was that Ben had creeped into the
room and recorded his conversation. Thomas was stupid to have the volume up enough so that Ben
could hear the whole conversation. Barely, but he could still hear it.
“Yeah. She is safe. I have been able to keep them from every possible lead. They think Aurora is gone
for good. I’ll make sure it stays that way before I leave.” Thomas‘ arrogance came through and his
voice chuckled at the other end.
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And ther theen was a click on the other line.
Thomas mut the plume in his packet and turned around to head back to the guys when he was met by
the lizardfin gamehess from his forehead. His eyes widened when he saw Ben’s furious face. “d to
know she is sattes dhe said the gunmanwresting on Thomas‘ forehead.
Just them:]hsson, Kai, Charlie, Draco, and about twelve other men came barreling through the door.
Their faces were raging intentillicast looking at itsst meal. “Fuck!”
Thomas mumidumiler his breathibefore guards came and secured his hands, gave Ben his phone, and
led Hiimtofth cars now idling musik. Allithe men except Camden walked out after him.
They were header to the Minygmund. Fuck is right.
a few hourster……
SMACK!
SMACK!
SMACK!
“Enough!” Jason stopped Draco’s assaulttoon Thomas bare back. Thomas was panting hard.
Thomas was hanging by his very raw wrists with tight shackles that were connected to chains in the
ceiling. He big toes barely touched the bloody controtelleneath him. He was stripped of all his clothes
and was now naked except for his boxers which were soaked in piss–andblind.
His tan skin was barely visible underneath all the reent purple markings. Draco had a bull whip that
was soaked in vinegar and was making a pretty picture of exposedlillesh on Thomas‘ back.
Jason and Kai were sitting in literal thrones in the mom with Draco and four other guards. Thomas
hung from his shackles. Both of his eyes were nearly swollen shut, liis nuser was linken and definitely
had a few skull and rib
fractures.
“Where is she?” Jason asked calmly from his seat. Thomas shuttered at his voice. He had seen too
many times the
calm of Jason O’Donnell was the worst scenario to be.
Thomas just shook his head. He was a dead man either way, that he multint betray his boss,
Jason clinched his fists and inhaled sharply. “Fine; be that way! Agan!” Heronlerell and Draco didn’t
need anothermand. He funneled his anger on Thomas‘ flesli
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACKUSMINON!
Blow after blow, without giving much reprieve. Thomas‘ agonizing scrime didnt stop, such blow more
damaging that the previous. Draco was the closest to Thomas. They worked together every day for
years.Draco felt betrayed the most
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and Draco felt responsible for not noticing Thomas‘ betrayal sooner. This was personal for Draco and
he made sure
Thomas knew it.
There was no denying that Thomas was the traitor all along. Once they got to the yground about
three hours prior, Ben rushed to hisb. Ben connected the dots quickly and he and his team were able
to pull up every documented incident in thest five years while Thomas has held a seat of authority in
the crew. It took only one hour and
Ben’s new software to pull up Thomas” digital footprint and they could trace all their problems back to
good old Thomas. He was on call or organized the shipments that were raided. He knew the locations
of all the warehouses and secret facilities that had been destroyed or had missing inventory. And then
every missing or messed up security file had his login code and then it was covered up by a nasty little
virus but it wasn’t hard for the Nerds to destroy it once they knew what to look for.
“Stop” Kai’s voice rang out when Thomas was about to lose consciousness. His back was shredded
meat by now. Draco was panting and covered in blood.
Kai walked over to Thomas and stepped around him to face him. He took his pocketknife and used the
tip to raise Thomas‘ chin. The two males stared at each other for a long time. Kai was studying his
face, looking for any weaknesses to break him.
“This can all stop, no more pain. Just tell us where she is.” Kai’s silky calm voice was eerie and dark.
This man thrived on the pain he inflicted on others. Thomas‘ fate was sealed the moment Ben held the
gun to his head.
“I can’t” Thomas garbled. It was barely audible; the copper taste of his own blood was heavy in his
mouth.
“Not the answer I was looking for.” Kai felgned disappointment for a moment only to retum with a
sinister‘ smirk that had Thomas trying to desperately get out of the chains that bound him. “Torch” was
the only thing Kai said and this sent Thomas into a pleading mess, begging for him to have mercy.
He fired up the handheld torch in his hand, the fire was a beautiful blue and the heat was scorching just
being within feet of the zing inferno. “Tell. Me. Where. She. Is!” Kai demanded onest time.
Thomas‘ eyes gave Kai a glimpse that he was fighting an internal battle of whether or not to give them
the information they sought.
“Pick a number between 1 and 20” Kai spat out.
Thomas shook his head; he was losing so much blood. “Pick a number Thomas!” Kai called out. “16”
Thomas gave back, not really understanding where this was going.
“Okay, you have to the count of 16 before I order my men to put a bullet in udia’s little head” Kai
responded. Thomas‘ eyes shot open as much as they could. “Yes we know all about udia. You
couldn’t hide her from us. What is she now? 8?” Kai was tormenting him.
udia was Thomas‘ daughter. Draco/let us know that he slipped one night a few years ago when they
were drunk and that he had a kid. It took Ben and Charlie about twenty minutes to dig up the general
information. Thomas‘ had used an alias for the birth record and Ben found a secret trust ount that
he funneled a hefty mary sum to every year. That was his weakness.
“Don’t touch her!” Thomas seethed.
“1” Kai said and brought the blow torch to Thomas‘ side, searing his flesh and letting it be ck
as charcoal.
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Thomas screamed in pain.
*2* Kai had moved to Thomas‘ back and began to torch his open wounds. He repeated this for 3,4,5,6,
and 7.
“Still not talking?” Kai teased.
“8” Kai took his pocketknife and sliced Thomas‘ right arm from his wrist to his shoulder, digging the
de deep, cutting muscles and veins.
“9” Kai repeated his action on the left arm.
“We can keep going. 10!” Kai continued to tease him. He stabbed Thomas in the thigh. Kai was
expression but the guards were visibly disturbed. Even Draco had to look away.
“Your daughter is beautiful. Maybe we will bring her here and raise her while her mom works in the
kitchens for us?” Kai prodded. Thomas felt defeated.
11 Stab in the other leg. “12” a cut across the abdomen. “13” and Kai stabbed Thomas in the eye and
plucked it out before throwing it on the floor.
“Tell the teams to saddle up” Kai directed at Draco. Thomas couldn’t risk it, he felt his body losing the
battle. He wanted to protect his little girl.
“Sulfur Valley, Colorado.” He whispered out.
“What was that?” Kai asked, tapping Thomas‘ cheek to keep him awake.
“SULFUR VALLEY COLORADO!” Thomas screamed out. His body is losing more energy by the minute
and he was ready
to wee the eternal darkness.
“Thank you Thomas.” Jason said casually and then Kai brought out his gun and a bullet pierced
Thomas right between
the eyes.
“Clean this mess up. Make sure his head is ced on the traitor spike in thepound.” Kai motioned
to the guards.
“Saddle up the escorts. We are going hunting boys” Jason said evilly to Draco as he rose from his
throne and made his way out of the torture cell.
He whipped out his phone and texted the group “We got a location. Lets go bring our girl home.”
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