Page 36 of The Collector


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Matteo held up the USB drive Chase used to clone his laptop.

Damn it.

“Stealing private information?” Matteo asked.

He chuckled, spitting out a glob of blood, trying to buy himself some time to think of a logical excuse.

None came.

“It’s where I store all my porn. Safer than saving it on my laptop. You never know what sort of virus you might catch if you’re not too careful.” It wasn’t the greatest comeback, but it was the best he could do with all the throbbing going on in his head. Man, that ogre really can pack a punch!

“Don’t waste my time,” Matteo growled. “Why were you stealing from me?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Chase tried again.

Another punch. This time, to the gut. Arg.

Matteo nodded to the jumper cables and gave Özgur a slight nod. The bearish man picked up the cables and the tiny black box next to it. He began cranking the lever that stuck outside of the box until the button on top turned green.

Next, he applied petroleum jelly to Chase’s calves and strapped two metal clamps around each leg.

“Last chance,” Matteo warned.

Chase watched as the beast-man tapped the jumper cables together, and electricity sparked between them.

This was not going to be fun.

The police force had trained him to endure basic torture techniques and how to endure pain but given the unethical look in this German beast's eyes, Chase doubted they were going to start off with a low voltage. He would probably only have one or two strikes before they stopped his heart and killed him. Was his mission really worth dying for?

Fuck it, life was short. He wanted to see what sort of balls these bitches had.

“You gonna sweet talk me all night? Or are you going to get to the fucking part already?” Chase baited.

Judging by the anger that flashed across Matteo’s eyes, he really didn’t appreciate the comment. The master of Sin Castle grabbed the cables from Özgur and jammed them onto the metal clamps.

Voltage after voltage shot through Chase’s body, feeling like the fires of hell were dancing on his skin.

Lights flashed before his eyes as his muscles began to convulse, and his body began to cook from within.

Chase cried out in pain, hating himself for not being able to endure more pain.

Matteo showed no mercy. He was pissed and demanded answers.

After what felt like an eternity times twelve, Matteo finally lifted the cables from the clamps with a pop and a final spark.

Panting, Chase saw nothing but spots and flashes of light before his eyes.

There was a foul odor in the air, a cross between burnt hair and week-old chicken.

“Why were you stealing from me?” Matteo growled before him.

Behind Matteo, Levi looked like he was going to be sick. He had his hands in front of his mouth and looked terrified.

He didn’t want Levi to think he was a coward or a weakling. Someone like Levi deserved a strong man, someone who could protect him and make him feel safe and loved. He wasn’t going to roll over so easily.

“I heard you had great porn,” Chase mumbled as he watched another flash of anger shoot through his captor.

Searing hot pain shot through his body once again as Matteo wasted no time in applying the cables once again.

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