Fifty six

A WEEK LATER

Jade sighed as she stared at the man chained up in her dungeon. She wiped his blood off her knuckles, then took two steps back to study the damage she had done.

The man looked up at her, a pleading look in his eyes, his whole face covered in blood. He looked pathetic. She had thought he would spill the truth before she even had to torture him, but he'd surprised her by holding on for so long.

Simone stayed behind him, his gaze on Jade as he waited for the next course of action.

"I'm giving you the last chance to talk Pedro Infante, and maybe if you confess everything you know this moment, I might not kill you, but if you keep on refusing, I am going to make you talk by using my rumored infamous method, and once I get what I want, then it would be off with that pretty head of yours" she grinned, holding his gaze so that all he saw was her.

He whimpered low in his throat, his eyes darting towards all the torture devices that were in the room before his gaze refocused on Jade again.

"Well, are you going, to tell the truth, or will you keep lying," she asked then counted to five under her breath before grabbing hold of his shoulders crushingly. He cried out in pure terror.

"I'll talk. I'll talk" he yelled, his eyes blinking rapidly.

Jade cursed under her breath before letting him go. "It better be worth all the time I wasted or else I'll really kill you".

He nodded quickly then forcefully swallowed, even tho his mouth was already dry from dehydration.

"It was your uncle. Don Vito. He was the one who sent me and the others. He has been suspicious of you since you got back, and you made so much progress in such a short period that he thought it unnatural. He is not pleased that you hold so much influence. He asked me to watch you. He'll kill me even if you don't" he cried, the ugly tears streaming down his face mixing with the flood to create a nasty line down his face.

Don Vito, Jade mused in her head. She'd had an inkling that it would be him. She guessed Ryland wasn't the only one who was after her position after all. Get rid of one enemy and another person freaking took their place.

Ryland and Skye. It was a match that Jade did not see coming, but at least that was one more enemy off her hair. That didn't mean she had let them go without taking some precautionary measures. Jade had assigned some men to keep tabs on them, the same way she had for Dearil's father, which wasn't even important since the pack had punished both of them by stripping them of their titles and putting them on house arrest and constant supervision, there was also the fact that Dearil had caused so much damage to the men, it would take a few years before they were at a hundred percent again. That made them one less trouble to worry about.

But knowing how Ryland functioned, Jade knew she had to watch out for him. She wouldn't be surprised if he came after her once the wave of the love he was riding wore off.

Jade turned her back on her victim, and he let out a helpless whimper.

"Are you going to kill me? I was only following orders. I had to do it to feed my family..."

"Enough! Those excuses make me want to kill you and give you the same fucking reasons as to why I did it... Or do you think you're the only one who has a family".

"What should I do with him, Boss" Simone asked and Jade turned to face him.

"Let him go," she said and watched both men's faces perk up in surprise.

"What?" Simone asked, jaw-dropping.

"Let him go, but on one condition," she said and watched as the man's gaze fixed on hers, hope dancing in his irises. "You will continue to work for Vito. You will report all your findings about me to him, but that information will be from me. You will gain his trust until he confides all his plans to you, and once you have that information, you'll report everything to me, because I am your new Boss. Do you accept, or would you rather die"?

"Vito will kill me once he finds out that I was taken by you".

"And how will he find out if you do not talk, or if the men under you do not talk. I only need you to obey Pedro. I will take care of everything. Do not give excuses or I might reconsider my offer".

"I will do it. I will do anything you ask of me" he quickly said and bowed his head.

"That's what I thought. Take care of this Simone "Jade ordered, then stepped out of the room that reeked of blood and sweat.

The cool air on her face made her smile, and once Dearil's scent hit her, she grinned wider.

Warm hands wrapped around her waist and she basked in his warmth as he hugged her from behind.

His teeth sank into the scent gland on her throat all of a sudden and she jolted in shock and sudden arousal.

"Ouch" she got out as she turned her head to face a grinning Dearil.

"I want to fucking live inside of you" he murmured against her throat, the warmth of his breath on her skin getting her worked up.

"But why the bite. You plan to eat me first right".

Dearil grinned. "If I can, I totally would. But for now, I will be contented with just biting into your skin."

Jade grinned, then turned until her palms were against his chest and she was staring straight at him. "Do you feel good?" she asked because being away from him for two whole days had not been a walk in the park for her, and from the dark circles under his eyes, she could tell he'd had it pretty rough too.

"I feel awful" he got out, his thumbs caressing her face as he scent marked her. His feel-good pheromones overwhelmed Jade until it felt like she was on a fucking high.

He smirked as she gazed at him dazedly, her body becoming more pliant in his hold. "I love that drunk-out look on your face. I want to see it every morning".

"Then you should really consider us playing that game I suggested. You never know, it might land on you if you spin it just right."

"Do you want it to?" he asked, his lips pressing softly against Jade's and she nodded, then mouthed my Alpha before she deepened the kiss. Dearil's pheromones spiked, and it seemed to keep saying submit. Submit. Submit. Jade gave in to it and allowed him to dominate the kiss, his tongue dueling with hers with heated passion.

Dearil pulled back, his eyes dilated with feral fervor as he stared at his mate. Jade grinned up at him, her skin tingling with the current that passed through their bond. "Then let's spin the bottle".

THE END