Chapter 26

Luis chuckles and leads Veronica out of the room hand in hand down the hallway to the stairs that lead to the cells.

Gavin is already set up in one of the small enclosed concrete rooms for Veronica to arrive. She comes into the room with a nod to Hector and Gavin. They have Pedro tied up and stripped hanging from chains from the ceiling.

Pedro is still passed out so Veronica nods to Gavin to throw the boiling water on him and Hector throws the ice-cold water on him to wake him up. He starts awake.

“You fucking bitch. What the fuck do you think you are doing?”

“You will talk to me with respect. I hold your future in my hands now. I will determine whether it is a painful one or a quick one.”

“You won’t do shit. You were asking me to fuck you anyway. You just don’t want to admit it to my dear baby brother here.”

Veronica smiles and looks to Luis and nods. Luis walks up to Pedro and punches him like a punching bag several times until he is gasping for air and spitting blood out.

“Let’s