Chapter 14

THE PUNISHMENT

Sky

Sky groaned again when she woke up, her shoulder aches a lot, when she tried to touch it, she couldn't move her other hand, something bound her. She slowly opened her eyes and found out that she isn't in her room.

And yes her hands were chained on both side of her and she's kneeling down the floor, Sky is in the middle of a big room, and she is facing a throne made up of silver. She looks around and she couldn't see anyone. Sky whimpered when the Collar suddenly tightens. It's as if the collar is choking her.

"You should have behaved." Sky was startled by the deep baritone voice she heard, she look left and right trying to see who it was, but the room is dark. Only few candelights are lit up.

"Did you know what you did?" The man spoke again.

"Please, let me go." Sky plead, pulling the chains that bind her.

"Why would i?" Sky's face suddenly turned pale when she saw Butcher. He had a smirk on his face.

"I...i'm sorry." She said, Butcher crouched down and stared at her, before he slap her, Sky's head turned sideway by the impact.

"You little cunt. Do you know what you did? You left a scar on the Queen's face." He then punched her in the stomach knocking her breath out of her.

"I would have enjoyed it, if Lord Jonathan allowed me to turn you into a sausage...But still i'm gonna enjoy beating the shit out of you." Butcher stands up and the left her for a while, Sky couldn't help but cry. She didn't mean to hurt the queen, she was just defending her self from her.

"Oh save your tears. You will be staying here for five days." She shivered when she heard the crack of the whip. He is going to whip her, Sky had realized.

"Make sure you scream with all your might! Cause it'll be more enjoyable for me." He said as he hit her with the whip, Sky felt it, she felt how the tail of the whip cuts open her skin, she screamed in pain. The first hit wasn't enough, another one followed and another and another! Sky screamed so loud that it echod around the room.

"That's it! Louder!" Butcher said as he strikes her repeatedly. He hit her fast and hard, Sky beg for him to stop, but Butcher just laughed at her, his punishment continued for hours and he only stops when his shoulder and arms are too tired and stiff to move.

And by the time he was done, Sky felt too tired to shout, her throat felt raw, she saw Butcher pick up some pail that was on the floor, he then crouched at infront of her and showed her what was inside the pail.

"You know what this is?" He asked smilling, Sky shooks her head no.

"It's salt. And you know what i'm gonna do with it?" Sky didn't answer. Butcher stands up and stands behind her. And then he poured the salt at her back. Sky screamed again and she trashed around, the pain was so much that she vomitted, it's like pins and needles were being put at her wounds Sky screamed and screamed!, she wanted to scratch it away but she couldn't move. It's agonizing, Sky's mind went blank again and she passed out unable to bear the pain anymore.

CATHERINE

"It'll heal don't worry." She said to Lena as she watched the Anger from her eyes burned. Like flames eating the forest whole. She didn't know if Lena is mad at the young shewolf or at herself for letting her guards down. The wound is deep, though it could be healed fast, a wound inflicted by a werewolf could leave scars.

"Where is she?" Lena asked. Though Lena is mad, she seems to be worried about the young wolf. She didn't know why, but the moment she pulled Lena away from the young wolf, she just stood their staring at Sky with wide eyes. She looks scared and confuse at the same time, and it wasn't like her.

"She's in the punishment room. Butcher is the one Lord Jonathan assigned to execute her punishment." Lena held Catherine's hand and pulled her down on her lap.

"Do you know what punishment he gave her?" Catherine shrug.

"He didn't tell me. He said leave it to him. Now what's wrong? You seem to be bothered?" Lena stared at her. Lena only shows her soft side at Catherine, she's the only one Lena had tolerated. They knew each other since they were still a child. And when they reach a certain age they found out that they are mates. Catherine was always there for Lena and she knew her like the back of her hand.

"Do you remember your grandmother's vision about us having a third mate?" Catherine perk up, well she came from the long linage of witches and sorcerer. Her grandmother is one of Circe's many daughters and her grandfather is Hecate's son. The Raevern clan are pure blood vampires and witches. While her grandmother came from the clan of the last sorcerer.

When Lena and Her became official mates and Lena gave her the title of Regent her grandmother had told them of a vision. They have a third mate. And that must have been the reason why even though they are together they still seems to feel like something is missing. And ever since then they are searching for her.

"What about it? Have you found her?" Lena didn't answer, she seems to be hesitant.

"Lena? My love tell me about it." Lena once again stared at her, Catherine gently touched her cheek.

"When i bit that wolf....I saw something. It was a vision i know. I was in the field under the willow tren... And there is this woman i saw....She's...i don't know, i can't see her face, but i felt it Catherine. I felt the strong desire to have her, to consume her...to protect her. I felt the same feeling i have felt whenever i'm around you and right then, i knew that that woman is our missing mate. What i don't get though is why would i see those visions when i bit that bitch." Catherine was silent for a minute. She didn't know either. But she also have those kind of visions. Of seeing her mate and feeling her. Alive and well.

"I'll ask grandmother about it." She said kissing Lena's forehead.