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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.
Valerie spit on his face without thinking. His handsome features distorted with a terrible fury. He slammed the back of his hand across her face with a sharp crack. She cried out, her whimper pathetic and afraid.
Silas wrapped his rough hands around her throat, choking her. "If you do anything like that ever again, I will break you, pretty baby. I will break you into a thousand tiny pieces, never to be the same again. Do you understand?" He squeezed her throat even harder. "Tell me you understand!"
Valerie's voice was strangled. "Yes, Daddy!"
He released her with a snarl. She rubbed her throat, gasping for breath as spots appeared across her field of vision. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She rolled onto her side, unable to face Silas' glare. To her horror, he laid down next to her,
pinning her back against his chest with his powerful arms.
He reached up, brushing her tears away. "Forgive me, pretty baby. I truly don't want to hurt you. Tell me where your brother and uncle are and I will let you go. You'll never have to see me again."
She lay there, panting, anger boiling back up within her. She would rather endure his violence than suffer his false concern. She didn't say a word. He held her against him for an eternity.