The fire flickered like it had a life of its own, hungry and restless


    One stray spark would be enough to ignite the gasoline-soaked mom. The moment it happened, vespera would be the first to go up in mes.


    Vespera stared at the mes, her heart pounding in her throat, her breathing slowing instinctively.


    "Are you scared?" Tina saw the fear flicker in Vespera''s eyes and grinned with excitement.


    She twirled the me dangerously close to Vespera''s face. "Don''t be. It''ll just hurt a little when you start burning. You''ll look pretty awful once you''re nothing but charred remains. And the best part?


    "When Lake sees you like that, he''ll be so disgusted he won''t be able to stop himself from throwing up. Thest image of you in his mind will be something ugly and revolting."


    The thought sent Tina into a frenzy of twisted excitement and pleasure


    Vespera remained expressionless. Any reaction would only foel her madness.


    Tinaughed for a while before suddenly going silent. She ripped the tape from Vespera''s mouth and grabbed her face, nails digging into her skin.


    She said, "How about this? Back like a dog for me, call yourself a bitch and beg real nice. Who knows, maybe I''ll let you go."


    Vespera met her gaze, silent and unyielding. She neither pleaded nor flinched.


    She knew the much-this lunatic never intended to let her walkout alive


    Fear of death was one thing, but it she was going to die, she supe as hell wouldn''t be entertainment for a psychopath.


    Tina''s eyes darkened of her silence. She raised and and struck her across the face, the sharp crack echoing through the room.


    “Not begging, huh? Fine. Then I''ll have someone rap you fast, then chop off your limbs, slice your flesh piece by piece, and when I''m done, I''ll burn this whole ce down with you in it


    Vespera''s chook stung, her skin burning from the blow, she remained silent as if she had lost the ability to speak.


    Tina yanked her hali, forcing Wespera''s face close to hers. Her expression was twisted, unhinged-almost inhuman,


    "I''m giving you a chance. Can''t you see that? I''m letting you live, and you should be grateful. All I''m asking is for you to bark like a dog.


    "It won''t kill you. It won''t even burt you. But if you don''t, you''ll die the worst kind of death. Are you sure you don''t want to reconsider? Vesperz lifted her gaze.


    She looked at her and thally spoke, "Murder is a crime. If you kill me, you''ll have to pay with your own life. Is it worth it?"


    Tina froze


    A clearly frustrated-she wanted to hear Vespera beg like a dog, but instead, Vespera had casually deflected the conversation. She was alreadypletely at her mercy, yet she still triused in grovel, refusing to break