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er mind's eyes, his pale lifeless skin, his bulging eyes threatening to explode out of his head, the expression of pure hor

small pained gasps escaping her lips. Tears clouded her vision as she stared at what was left of her father. Not once in h

me and stood in front of Karen, crouching down to her eye level. Karen

..." She gasped, tears

compared to what he did to my family,

, emotions clogging her throat. She gripp

pple doesn't fall far from the tree does it." Kai said distasteful

p the tears traili

ront of me before he beheaded both of them. Do you know ho

mage being painted in her head was one of unspeakable

hers with such intensity that Karen wanted to run and hide. The malicious energy ro

lease...

n and handed them over like they were slaves. He cast a dark cloud over the history o

Karen cried out. "You've killed him

om lacing his tone. "I will make you taste pain such that you have never imagined bef

sper. "I didn't know of all this....you've go

cold and heartless sound. "I have

as hearing about her father. Sure he was a cruel man and an abusive father. B

t. If anything she has been on the receiving

ked at Kai. She shakily wiped

I.....I..." She couldn't bring herself to talk of the horrors she had experienced at the han

father." She

g liar." Kai spat a

left her lips as she started to bleed. Kai stepped out of the dungeon and slammed the door shu

ate for cryi

i said coldly. He turned and walked away, leaving her in

e had built up crashing. She overheard Kai'

n eye on her!" Kai ba

a." The me

around herself. Dressed in only the shreds from her birthday gown, the col

clogged with emotions. This was the man she had feared more than anything, the man w

ered, approaching her as she heard the sounds mov

ed little princess

Being called princess in such a manner reminded

ne of the guards spat. "Too bad s

That girl is a monster herself."

" Karen said qui

ughed loudly. "She

one coming." th

as small as possible. Three men walked into the dungeon. Karen's eyes darted between the three

One of them said an

abbed her by her neck, cutting off her air flow. He raised her up and slammed her into the wall. Pain explode

Princess?" He

lt like it was filling up with water and her vision was blurring. S

l her!" One of t

S

have the honor

to the floor, coughing and trying to get as much air into her lungs

did though." One of the guards said and

h ye

with her ribs. She screamed out and grabbed her ribs.

k and slapped her across the face. Karen felt her earring and her vision blur. The guard held

other." The guar

id. "I'll make a requiem for your mother, and mine too." He kicked Karen aga

es. She tried to crouch over and protect herself

y brother, yo

lpha wants to end

re you

ve that Kai would order his men to beat her up. Couldn't he just cut her head off like he did

felt like a warm comforting hug. This was worst, why was