578 Queen's Adversity (4)

Katherine lost track of time. She no longer knew how long she had been held captive as she had passed out a few times since they started torturing her. 

Every muscle in her body ached, but she would only grit her teeth whenever she was in pain—even when they started shocking her with jolts of electricity.

It was because she didn't want to give Parker the satisfaction of seeing her in pain. So as much as she could, she would keep it together. No matter how painful it would get, she would endure it.

*Smack*

The belt's leather landed on the back of her thigh for the third time, and she tightened her abdomen in an attempt to hold down the sting on her legs.