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The door opens loudly as the brute enters, slamming it behind him. “Ah. I see your saviors are departing,” he says with a grunt.
“I do not have time for you,” I reply, rolling my eyes and turning away from him. I do not have to take his abuse. I turn to go up the stairs to my room, but he stomps after me.
“I finally figured you out, Wench.” He presses his hands against the walls of the corridor. “And now you're afraid of me.”
I huff and spun around. Afraid! If I were able, I would end him in only a moment's time. “I am not afraid of you. I am annoyed—”
His hands spring forward, slamming loudly against the wall I lean on. I do not even blink.
“Liar. You appear before me to be bold and fearless, but I finally see through that. You play the part of this...helpless damsel, trying to hide the fact that you are exactly that. You've met your match, Wench.”
I open my mouth, but he grips my cheeks with his large hand, squeezing tightly. “Say nothing! You are accustomed to using your charms and your looks to your advantage—fooling all who come in here. But I have no interest in you, Siren. And now, you are afraid. Everyone else can overlook your prying questions and illogical excuses, but not me. I know. Inside your dainty frame is nothing but cowardice, and behind your delicate lips is nothing but lies.”
I twist the brute’s hand from my mouth. “So then, what?” I demand. “If you are so convinced I am guilty of something, why do we argue? Why not just hand me over?”
The brute does not reply, just stares at me angrily. I huff.
“You do not believe it. You just search for some excuse to handle me. In truth, I would be gone already if I were even suspected to be Inzi—”
His hand quickly grips my neck. He lifts me high against the wall, and I struggle to hold myself up against the choke by grabbing his wrist.
“You’re not strong enough to be an Inzi,” he growls. “You are weak. You're timid and afraid. That is why you hide behind your looks, helpless wench. I know you are getting information out of those brainless soldiers. I just need to catch you in the act and then I will make good on my promise of ripping your arms from your tiny frame. Let us see you entice someone then.”
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