*Loki POV*
It's 5am and I open my eyes to see the most beautiful woman I have ever seen staring back at me. "Good Morning," she smiles. I kissed her nose and whispered, "Morning gorgeous, sleep well?" She nodded her head and tried to snuggle in close to me. She told me Liam had left to go get us some coffee, and her some orange juice. I asked why they were up so early, and she replied with the fact that they hadn't slept much. She was dealing with pain, and Liam was just restless. She asked me if we could talk until Liam got back, and I nodded. "What do you want to talk about?" I asked her.
Her face took on a serious composure and she put her good hand on my cheek, and then looked me directly in the eyes and said, "Loki, my fearless man, I want you to make me a promise. I want you to promise me they will not get a fast death. I want it to be slow and painful. I hate feeling so bitter and vengeful, but I can't help it in this situation. That is not my character, but babe, I can't live my life knowing they got off easy with something quick. I was beaten, physically and emotionally abused, and now.........raped for 13 years of my life. Giving 13 seconds to die doesn't seem enough."
Tears were now streaming down her face and she was trembling. "I kissed her hand and put my finger under her chin. "My love, I will make them pay for as long as you want me to. I don't even think Liam will fight me much about it. However, we can only do what we can until the Royal Council gets here. Then, it becomes their decision about what happens to them. They will, however, let you plead your case, and will probably ask your recommendation on what their punishments should be." I explained.
She gave me a slight smile and nodded her head. Liam had come back into her room and was instantly alarmed because she was in tears. I put my hand up and gave him a knowing look. I linked him and told him what had happened, and he agreed that it was whatever she wanted. These monsters had done this to HER, and we were going to take revenge on them for HER. She sat up and took her juice and gave small moans as she sipped it. I didn't know watching someone drink juice was so erotic.
I gave a little laugh and she looked at me all confused. I shook my head and told her that I was just happy she was enjoying her juice. Liam had also brought him and I breakfast burritos and Melian some scrambled eggs with tomatoes and spinach mixed in them. I had never seen anyone so happy to have scrambled eggs before. "How did you know I liked my eggs this way? All that is missing is ketchup," she asked. Liam and I looked at each other and at the same time questioned her about the ketchup.
All she could say was she learned to eat a lot of things with ketchup because her stepmother couldn't cook, and she usually got the leftovers from dinner all mixed together. They would allow her to have salt, pepper and ketchup in her room since she didn't eat with them at the table usually. So she had gotten so used to eating things with a tasty red condiment that it was second nature now. She promised she would try to taste things in a new light, especially since she wasn't eating scraps anymore, and that made us both very happy. She surprises us every day with the things she is willing to compromise and try.
Nick and Rico came in to inform us that the RC would be here in two days, and that it would probably be best to go start questioning our attackers. We agreed and told Mel what we were doing. She went stiff and took a deep breath. "I want to know everything they say, please. Even if you think it will hurt me, understand?" she demanded. We both promised and kissed our mate before we walked out with our Gamma and Beta. We passed Jason, Rebecca and little Trinity in the hall, and Rebecca insisted Jason go with us. He kissed his family and turned to go with us. These interviews were either going to be lots of fun, or pure hell. I was determined for both to happen. Fun for us, hell for them.
We got to the cell house and the first person we grabbed was the world's shittiest daddy. "Wakey Wakey daddy in law!" I bellowed while beating on the door with a pipe wrench. He glared at us and tried being a smart ass by asking what pleasure it was for us to wake him or some crap. Jason wished old dad a good morning, and let him know his day was about to suck. He had the balls to laugh at that comment and shake his head at Jason and told us to get this day over with already.
Rico walked into the cell very cockily and informed him that he would be shackled and not to try anything with his wolf. Surprisingly, he held out his wrists and before he could pull back, Rico stuck him with a syringe with wolfsbane. David was instantly pissed and asked what Rico had done. Rico replied that he had dosed him with wolfsbane to subdue his wolf. We weren't giving him any chances to try anything dirty. Nick went in and helped walk David to the interrogation room.
His people were calling out to him, but he surprisingly ignored them. That is until we passed his son, Todd's cell. They exchanged looks and I knew that he was sending some kind of signal to his son, and once Nick noticed, he practically drug him forward and pushed him into the room for his questioning. He stood and looked around for a minute before I walked in with what Liam calls my 'death glare from hell' and threw the wrench on the table. I looked at my monster-in-law and said, "Sit your ass down, David. We have a list of questions that need answers."
He hesitated so I pushed him into the chair and Nick quickly locked his shackles to the brackets on the floor next to the chair. Liam pushed the cart with our "tools" over to the table where our chairs were. I walked over and sat next to my brother, our Gamma and our Beta. I leaned forward with my elbows on the table and looked this piece of shit right in the eyes and asked, "Want to tell us why the hell you found it necessary to abuse your own daughter for 13 years? Then again, I don't know why the fuck I'm asking. You WILL be telling us, one way or another." I put on my gloves and picked up one of the tools on the cart and moved around the table and leaned against it, standing in front of him.
"I'm waiting, David." He shook his head and I moved towards him, taking the silver scalpel and cutting across his cheek. He screamed out in pain, and Liam walked up to him and whispered in his ear. "Buckle up bitch! We are just getting started!"