Wife of The Demon Prince
Chapter 274: Torture

Chapter 274: Torture

The next time Ara opened her eyes, her hands and feet were already bounded with ropes and a sack was placed over her head, restricting her limbs’ movement and obstructing her sight. She couldn’t even speak because her mouth was gagged, nor did she know where she was.

All she knew was that she was in a moving vehicle, but she’d lost sense of where she was being taken to, and for how long they had been traveling in the vehicle. It was impossible for her to estimate how many days it was she had even been captured.

"Cough, cough!" She coughed dryly under the sack on her head.

"You better shut it, No matter how much you cough, I won’t give you anymore water. Don’t disturb my peaceful sleep with your damn wheezing again!" Ellyn rebuked irritatingly next to Ara, who couldn’t see her but could only hear her voice. Ellyn had only offered her nothing but water, and that was only once through out their journey to who knows where.

It was as if Ellyn was punishing Ara for defeating her on the cliff, she had even been purposely eating various enticing dishes since they started the journey and would whiff it towards her direction, only to deprive her of it. Then smack her head away while laughing like a psychopath.

Ara could feel how her physical strength was slowly declining with all the torture day by day in the vehicle. Her situation was helpless, even though her life was like that of a candle on a windy day, she could only worry about one thing; the life growing in her stomach.

’...I hope you’re still there, my baby.’

If only it had grown large enough to start moving, she would have been able to know if it was still alive, but for now there was no way to know that. Her pregnancy was still young, no one would know she was even pregnant with her dress on. It was only a small bump which wasn’t that visible. If it was possible, she wanted to save her child’s life at all costs as her own was already predicted, but...

There was no way to save only the baby when their lives were connected.

’Just a little more baby, father will find us soon...He will find us.’

The less she knew about her situation, the more likely something could go wrong. However, she wouldn’t give up her life and her baby’s just yet. She had been whispering to herself countless times that Hamon would find her somehow, and take her back home, and her baby would be safe...But with each day that passes, she was beginning to lose her strength.

Suddenly, the vehicle jerked to a stop, at what she assumed was their destination. And finally, Ellyn seized her arm and dragged her out of the wagon, before she pulled her to an unknown place. She roughly pushed her into a seat.

"Here she is, my Lord." Ellyn’s words was replied by a deep rough voice, "You did well, Ellyn. You may leave for now."

The moment Ara heard that voice, all the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. She recognized that voice so well.

’...Cornell!’ She did not know where she was brought to, but knew that Cornell was standing right in front of her. She already knew he was the one who planted Ellyn in their mansion.

Soon she heard Ellyn’s retreating footsteps and suddenly, the sack on her head was torn away. She blinked as she finally regained her sight after what felt like forever. Ara studied her environment, it was a dimly lit yet huge empty hall with small windows, where the sun rays were illuminating from.

Cornell’s smiling face soon swam into her view in front of her, "We finally meet, your highness...oh, I mean your majesty, right?" He roughly pulled away the gag from her mouth as well, and Ara’s jaw ached like hell, but she threw Cornell an angry glare.

Cornell looked down at her with mock concern, "What a pity, here I was thinking that Ellyn must have done quite a number on you, but it turns out she did this little to you. A single slap, I guess, Tsk." He clicked his tongue, "I’m pretty disappointed in her now."

Ara glared up at him, "...Why did you want me? Why did you capture me?" She questioned calmly, but in response to her question, Cornell simply stroked his chin with a crooked smile. Despite his relaxed behavior, his grey eyes were as evil and cold as a stone.

"Well, I plan to use you to get to my nephew, your husband...how about I start by scooping out those green eyes to stop that impertinent look you’re giving me, wench?" His voice had a joking lilt, but Ara knew not to take the man lightly. Killing gave him pleasure, and he wasn’t the type to not follow through his words. She knew this part of him enough from their previous life.

However, she looked straight at him. She gave a taunting small laugh, "Only my eyes? Too bad for you, Lord Cornell, here I thought you’d do worst."

Cornell’s expression twitched as Ara seemed undaunted despite the fact that she was helpless in his clutches, he smirked, "Foolishly brave, aren’t you? You think removing your eyes isn’t enough? Then I think I should disfigure that pretty face of yours before I gouge out your eyes with my knife. I’d certainly make sure you won’t even be recognized by your husband."

Ara tried not to show her fear on her expression and kept an indifferent face. However, that only seemed to provoke Cornell even further.

"I can destroy you even without using my knife...you’d be raped by all of my men. And even if you live, you would never be able to return to your old life, not even my nephew would want you." He stated darkly, "Hmm, I think that would be entertaining to watch." He burst into laughter as if he found the scenario entertaining.

Ara tried to still keep her indifferent expression, but she could not help the trembling of her fingertips. This man before her never gave empty words, he could do anything. He could destroy her in a way she’d hate to be alive.

Cornell looked down at her with his lips pulled up, Ara’s expression appeared unchanged, but he could sense that his words had gotten to her, and it made him grin, "Oh, are you scared now?"

Ara clenched her teeth without even realizing it, she was angry and terrified at the same time. There was no other way to break a woman other than being raped by countless men, and with her condition, that would surely kill her child if it did not kill her. If begging him could change the outcome, she would have done so a hundred times, but Cornell was a devil in human form who enjoyed breaking people’s reserve before killing them. And she wouldn’t give him that satisfaction to watch her miserably begging him.

"...let me tell you something..." Ara finally spoke with a taunting smile, and Cornell looked curiously at her, she continued, "You can do whatever you want with me, but remember...I am the wife of the demon king, whatever you do to me, you’d suffer a hundred times worse than that before my husband kills you, I promise, Cornell!"

Ara recalled how Cornell had killed her in their previous life, the cold touch of his steel blade was still vivid as if it had just happened yesterday. But in this lifetime, it would be different, if she survived here, she would avenge herself. And if she didn’t, her husband would do it in her stead, and she knew Hamon’s nature, he’d give Cornell a miserable death.

"Are you cursing the next king?" He laughed scornfully, but his face immediately hardened, "You’ve got the nerves!"

Pak!

Ara felt the hit of his slap landed squarely on her right cheek, it rang in her ears, but he did not stop there.

Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!

Her head jerked in every direction as she took each one of his fierce slaps, until the chair she was seating on toppled over from the forceful hit, and she fell over as well.

Blood trickled down from her mouth, the iron taste stained her tongue, and she remained too stunned to even move nor think, before she could even move she felt him throw a swift kick to her back and her stomach hit something in front of where she fell. She felt an intense pain in her stomach.

Ara could no longer hold back her fear for the first time, "S-stop..." hot tears rolled down her eyes, she wanted to beg him not to hit her again for the sake of her unborn child, but she swallowed back her words, because if she showed weakness, he would hurt her even more. She curled up as much as she could to protect her stomach from being hit.

She endured the kicks he threw to her back, before he finally stopped and roughly grabbed her by the hair. He pulled her head up and said, "I will kill you and make that monster lose his mind, before I destroy him as well. You think you are brave? Tsk, watch how I’ll make you wish for death." He then roughly pushed her head away, and she hit her head against the pillar. Blood trickled down her face, and she felt dizziness washed over her. However, she tried to not pass out from the intense pain that shot to her head.

Cornell chuckled darkly, "So, young woman, if you want to survive until I get what I want from your husband, you should know your place, and learn to keep your mouth shut...or else, you’d regret provoking me again."

Ara clenched her teeth to stop herself from speaking again, and also to hold back her pained cry. Blood trickled from her face to her neck, and her hair stuck to her face, she did not mind the pain, but the only thing she was worried about; was her baby.

’...my baby, be brave, please survive, just a little longer, father will be here soon...’ her head began to spin and she could no longer hold on and gave into the darkness that drew her in. Everything went black as she fell unconscious.

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