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Silas came back a short time later with a tray of food and medical supplies. Valerie wolfed down a chunk of buttered bread, not caring it was dry. Silas watched her from a worn chair, expression inscrutable. She washed down the bread with a cup of cool milk. The maddening ache in her belly stopped, her mind clearing as the fog of hunger dissipated. He took the empty cup from her and pulled her to her knees, cleaning her raw wrists with warm water and a mild soap. Who knew such a man could be so gentle?
"I don't think they will scar." He dried her wrists, smearing a smelly, stinging medical ointment over her wounds. The stinging faded, quickly replaced by a blessed numbness.
Valerie sighed with relief.
He cupped her chin and ran his thumb over her bottom lip. "You are going to have to start talking soon. I won't be able to keep you here much longer if you don't. I don't want to hurt you."
His earthy hazel eyes bored into hers. She quailed under his piercing gaze, as if her very soul was laid bare before him. She turned away from his touch. "That's funny, Captain. It seems we have very different definitions of what 'hurts'."
He gripped her by her filthy hair. "No one is coming for you. Cooperate with us, and I will see to it your life is spared."
She shoved his arm away. "I would rather die than betray my brother! And my uncle, wretched man that he is, he's worth a hundred of you and your ilk! You are a vile, evil-"
Like a hawk snatching a frightened rabbit, Silas grabbed her throat. He shoved her to the floor, using his body weight to pin her down. Valerie clutched at his hand, careful not to scratch him. He pressed his left knee into her thigh, holding her wrists over her head. He rested his unscared cheek against hers, his breath hot against her ear.
"You think me evil? Truly?" He pressed his left forearm against her throat as his right hand reached under her skirt.
She flailed, struggling to draw breath as he slid his fingers beneath her underclothes, exploring her slick folds. He took his hand away as he shifted his weight onto his knees, pinning her wrists over her head. She gasped, her desperate lungs sucking in air.
His face lit up with wicked malice. "You're wet, pretty baby. You liked sucking my cock, didn't you?"
Her lips curled back into a sneer as tears of rage and pain blurred her vision. His weight drove his knee into her thigh.
"Shall I return the favor? I'd never want to leave you wanting," said Silas.