25: Mae

"Ahhh! Fuck! Fuck!" Carlos screamed louder this time when Leo began chopping his pinky finger. I had looked away at first but was forced to look back at the sight when he started to scream in pain.

"Leo, please stop," I found myself pleading for Carlos when his pinky finger fell to the floor beside where he was tied up. I don't care what he has done or how Leo wanted to punish him but I didn't think it was good to let his mother watch any or all of it.

The poor woman's face was stained with dry tears and her eyes had turned red but Leo didn't seem to give a fuck. He was doing all this with his usual smile on.

"Come here," I heard Leo and turned to look behind me to see if he was calling for any of his men standing at my back but when I checked, there was no one behind me. It was just me standing in that corner so I panicked that it was me he was actually calling to come to him. Did I just remind him of my presence by pleading for Carlos?

Slowly and with calculated steps, I went to hi