141. (SKY POV)

(SKY POV)

We entered the decrepit building, the structure a haunting relic left untouched since the last hurricane's wrath.

Kael was naked, suspended from the ceiling.

He was bound by heavy chains that wrapped tightly around his chest, neck, arms, and waist, securing him cruelly in midair.

IV lines ran from each arm, one dripping with the distinct, pungent scent of wolfsbane, while the contents of the other remained a mystery.

His body was covered in wounds, bruises, and gashes. Blood ran in rivulets down his body, dripping steadily from his foot into a puddle on the floor.

His face was swollen and distorted, his eyes almost swollen shut. His lip was split open badly, and an entire eyebrow was split open and bleeding, causing blood to flow down that side of his face and to his neck.

His beautiful blonde hair had been ripped out in several places and was now a haunting red tint from all the blood.

There was so much blood.

So much blood.

The sight was so shocking, so brutally v