Her King

Marco guides us to a room in the basement. From outside this basement looks like it is used for storage purpose, however, the hint of blood which my nose has picked up, tells me a different story.

When the door opens, instantly our eyes land on all the Elders laying on different metal tables with their hands and feet tied with the table. Their angry screams are muffled as their mouth is shut with duct tape.

“I will leave these guys to you, do whatever you want to do with them.” Marco slips his hands in his suit pants as he eyes them impassively, “You are free to use whatever you want in this room.” He points at the corner of the room which is decorated with every torture device you can think of.

“Gina, don’t forget to meet me before you go.” He glances at Regina while his gaze softens and a hint of one of his rare smiles is present on his lips.

“Thank you, Uncle.” She returns his smile, “And I love you.” She plants a kiss on his cheek which makes his smile slightly bigger.

“I love you, too, bambino.” He glances at her with affection, then his gaze turns to his men, "I don't want any sign of these bastards in this room, once they are done with them." All the softens leave his face as once again a mask on coldness conceals his expression as he orders them.

Giving me and my brothers a slight nod, he leaves the room.

“And we meet again.” Turning on her heel, Regina walks toward the Elders.

A cold smile is playing on her lips while her stride has different confidence in it.

She removes the duct tape from Edgar’s mouth and arches an eyebrow at him.

“What are you doing with us?” He yells while the veins in his neck strains as he clenches his teeth looking furious.

“Nothing, we are just doing some experiments, right Altas?” She smirks, as her eyes lifts to meet mine and the perfect mix of craziness and lethalness present in them is driving me insane, “Just like you had planned to do...” She trials off while running her fingers along the edge of the table.

Moving to the corner of the room, she picks up black leather gloves from the table and wears them.

Turning around she looks at him, as she opens and closes her fingers to adjust the gloves, then she picks up a plier from the table and return to Edgar.

Blood drains from his face, when he realizes what she is planning to do when picking up the cutter plier she places his finger between them.

“The name of this experiment is, how long one can survive when their body parts are severed from their body.” A sadistic smile appears on her lips, as she closes the cutter around his finger, ” I hope you will stay alive till I rip your heart out of your chest. Because, otherwise, there will no fun in tearing your heart when you will not be able to feel anything.”

His deafening screams hit the walls of the room, before his screams have died down another horrifying scream leaves his lips when she cuts his another finger.

“You are doing good, Elder Edgar,” Her tone dripping with sarcasm, “I am impressed.” She brings hammer and hit his knee with the hammer as she breaks his knee cap.

He struggles against the restrains as his screams don’t seems to quieten.

However, soon his screams turns into gurgles when Regina harshly opens his mouth and slices his tongue.

Regina looks furious and ruthless, while the anger which she was holding back till now has completely over took her senses. However, there is something different about her which I and my beast can feel it. We were aware that since she has truly accepted us, she would go through some changes, but this is not that... it is something different.

I glance at Theo and Felix, even though their eyes are fixed at Regina but I can see even they are sensing that something is different about her.

Walking to her, I stand behind her as I wrap my arm around her waist. Resting my chin on her shoulder, I kiss the side of her neck trying to calm her.

“What do you want me to do with them?” I ask her quietly, while my beast stirs inside me. My beast is not only restless because he wants to punish them, but the change which we are sensing in Regina is affecting him as well.

I feel her taking a deep breath as she is trying to reign her anger. She slightly relaxes in my hold as I pepper small kisses on her neck.

I am feeling this strange burning sensation inside my chest and I can sense this feeling has something to do with Regina as her emotions reflect on me.

"Leave." She orders, looking at Marco's men, "And don't come inside until you are asked to."

Bowing their head, they walk out of the room, closing the door behind them.

“Show them what is a true monster, Atlas.” Then turning her face, towards me she looks into my eyes while her words sound more like a demand.

Within in a blink of an eye my beast comes forward, as my eyes still fixed on hers.

Her scent seems even more intoxicating since all my senses have sharpened. Even the burning which I am feeling inside intensifies like hot lava is running through my veins.

However, her next words truly unleashes my beast as my eyes shifts on Edgar.

“Give them the same pain, which you have gone through when they have hurt your people and your brothers.” She clenches her teeth as her eyes move to Theo then shifts back to me, “I want you to inflict so much pain on them that death seems like a blessing to them.”