Chapter 252

ELENA

I flinched every time my uncle cried as Lorenzo and Cassian broke each of his fingers. But I wasn’t looking at my uncle. I was watching my husband’s face. He looked sharp and focused, watching my uncle like it was a strange test.

Next, they started cutting off my uncle’s clothes, cutting his skin many times. I jumped up. I couldn’t watch anymore. I couldn’t see him naked or hear his soft cr