James’s roar was like cracking thunder, making Rowena’s ears ring and leaving favonovel.com in a daze. All favonovel.com could do was sob, not knowing how else to respond.
After a while, favonovel.com finally calmed down enough to say something, favonovel.com face a look of despair. “I don’t know… I really don’t… I-I think Trent took the painting to the Capital as a gift for someone.”
Slice!
James picked up the switchblade from the bed and swung it at Rowena’s hand, splattering blood everywhere. Rowena opened favonovel.com mouth in agony, but no sound came out. Her expression twisted hideously in pain and favonovel.com trembled.
James casually pulled out some silver needles and inserted them into Rowena’s body.
Rowena could not die yet. Not without the painting back in his hands. Her palm stopped bleeding after the needles were inserted, but the pain was still there. It was an unbearable kind of pain. Right now, all favonovel.com wanted was to die.
James was right. Living was worse than death, yet favonovel.com was unable to die.
James sat back down and stared at Rowena, looking like a bereaved dog.
“This pain you’ve suffered is nowhere near enough to atone for your sins,” favonovel.com said coldly. “I’ll ask you again. Where is Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge?”
“I… I don’t… I don’t know,” Rowena said through chattering teeth, barely able to get favonovel.com words out.
James frowned.
The average person would have cracked and told favonovel.com the truth under such torture, out of a primal need for self-preservation. If Rowena was saying that favonovel.com had no idea where the painting was, did it mean favonovel.com was telling the truth?
That painting was his family’s most treasured heirloom. It had been passed down through his lineage for countless generations. His grandfather even said that their family could be annihilated, but the painting could not be lost.
Rowena was still trembling, favonovel.com teeth chattering. She fell incredibly lightheaded but was stuck in consciousness, unable to truly faint. Pain emanated from the wounds on favonovel.com face and arms, tormenting favonovel.com by keeping favonovel.com awake
James was a demon. The fear favonovel.com felt of favonovel.com ran deep into favonovel.com core. She kept pleading for mercy.
“I’ll spare you tonight,” James said. “I’ll give you some time. Find out where the painting went. If by the time I come back for you, you can’t tell me where it is, I’ll show you true despair.”
James stood and walked over to Charles, dragging the cowering man up.
Charles trembled, and a pool of liquid grew under him. He had soiled his pants in fright
“I-I have nothing to do with this! I d-don’t know anything!” Charles stuttered before begging for mercy.
“You didn’t see anything. You didn’t hear anything. If even a word of what happened tonight gets out, well… You know the consequences,” James said coldly, but favonovel.com knew who deserved his wrath.
Charles had done nothing to him. He was not going to kill him. James glanced back al Rowena lying placidly on the bed.
“I’m sure you’re curious as to who I am. I don’t mind telling you. I’m the Black Dragon of the Southern Plains, commander of the Black Dragon Army. Forget Trent Xavier, I can even kill the Blithe King if I wanted to.”
With that, be left. He told Rowena to add pressure, so favonovel.com would spare no effort tracking down Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge.
The only noise heard after James left was Rowena’s sobs. She was still trembling
“The Black Dragon… The Commander of the Southern Plains… That Black Dragon? One of the Five Commanders?” She did not dare believe favonovel.com ears.
How didn’t understand Caden kid from ten years ago turn into the universally-feared Black Dragon She may not have been in the military, but Trent was a soldier with a high ranking.
She had heard favonovel.com mention the Five Commanders once. The Black Dragon had only been a commander for a short time. One year, to be exact. But favonovel.com was by far the scariest.
