Luca smiled. He walked to the switch mounted on the wall. David had taken five days from Veronica. Five days of fear, humiliation, pain, and God knew what else she had not yet found the strength to say. He would not insult her suffering by being careless with his revenge. "My father used to punish his sons in this room."
Luca rested his hand lightly on the switch. "I spent a lot of time here. Don't worry," Luca added. "I have been through this before. It's not so bad."
That was a lie. Luca flipped the switch. Electricity snapped through the water. David's body seized instantly. His back arched, muscles locking as the current tore through him. The chains rattled violently above his head. His jaw clenched, then broke open around a strangled sound he could not fully control.
