Rex's laughter became something monstrous, a guttural sound that seemed to vibrate through the floorboards beneath Theo's bound body. He didn't stop the relentless assault on Elaris; if anything, the psychological torment made his thrusts more violent, more punishing.
Each time he drove into her, he turned his head to sneer at the boy on the floor.
"Look at those eyes, Theo," Rex taunted, his voice dripping with sadistic glee as Elaris's hips bucked helplessly beneath him. "Nngh ah!"
"See how she trembles? That's not just pleasure."
"That's the knowledge that you are nothing. You're a broken little toy in a house built on lies."
"Shut up! Shut up, you bastard!" Theo screamed, the sound tearing from his throat as he thrashed against his restraints. "I'll kill you! I'll fucking kill you when I get free!"
The defiance was met with immediate, brutal punishment. Diana's fist slammed into his stomach, driving the wind from his lungs in a pained wheeze.
