Life is Strange 2: Secrets

Chapter 19 of my Life is Strange 2 story, now we see what happens with Cassidy and Finn.

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Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange 2 or its characters.

Chapter 19

"Urgh, fuck." Cassidy groaned, trying hard to focus through the pain.

She was growing more fearful by the minute, especially for her unborn child. Feeling she never imagined she would ever feel now flowed through her. She wanted to struggle, to try and move, but she was in too much pain. Both she and Finn had been harshly woken up with buckets of cold water before being cruelly beaten by Marcus and his two lackeys.

During the beatings, Cassidy had felt a few stinging cuts to her face and arms as well as getting a split lip. The groaning was her finally pulling herself together after the outburst of pain that led to a string of curses and agony when her left leg was broken, a hard strike to the knee. As her senses cleared enough to make sense of anything, aside from the still burning pain in her leg, she heard Finn's screams of agony and then saw to her horror that two of his fingers, the last two from his left hand, had been cut off.

"This is going nowhere." Marcus growled. "If either of you would just fucking tell the truth already...urgh, set them up!"

Before Cassidy could muster a reply she screamed in pain as she was forced up by one of the other two men. Before long she found herself strung up by her arms, her top half exposed with only her black strapless bra covering her. Finn was now securely tied to a chair, also shirtless.

Marcus smirked, he now had more means of inflicting pain, more of a target area to work with. He turned to Finn first, readying a new knife.

"My patience is wearing thin, it's about time you fucking talked." He snarled. "You're the informer, aren't you...AREN'T YOU!"

Finn shook his head. "No, man, I-"

He was cut off as he began screaming, Marcus decided to punish him for 'lying' and cut part of Finn's left ear off.

Marcus scoffed and turned away. "Alright then...Cassidy..."

She tensed, not liking the way he glared at her swollen stomach, now even more vulnerable and exposed. His graze drifted to her bra and his lip curled in a sneer.

"I was right, you are a fucking slut, you'd never wear something like that for me." He snapped. "Now, for the last time, who is the father!"

"I told you I don't know!" She cried back.

He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her close, holding another knife, pointing it directly at her face.

"Last chance." He snapped. "Who!?"

"I DON'T KNOW!" She screamed.

Then her screams became cries of agony as Marcus punished her in his anger, stepping back and glaring, clearly having gone completely mad by now. Cassidy continued to scream and cry, having just had her right eye cut out.

"This is getting ridiculous, maybe you are the informant. Maybe you're the one feeding them information, trying to save your own skin and get out while we all suffer. Is that why you got knocked up, to give yourself an excuse!" Marcus demanded.

Cassidy couldn't even respond and with a grunt, Marcus stepped forwards again, likely preparing to cut her once more.

But he never got the chance, for at that moment Finn spoke up.

"STOP, STOP!" He cried, before slumping in his seat. "It was me."

The two lackeys froze at that, before whispering frantically to each other.

Cassidy was startled. "Finn, what are you-"

"Shut it bitch!" Marcus snapped before turning to Finn. "So...now we're getting somewhere, or is this merely you trying to cover for her?"

Finn shook his head. "No, it was me all along...I've been talking with the police, been giving them info, that's how they knew, how to screw us up..."

"You sold us out, after everything I did for you, and for what?" Marcus demanded.

"Everything you did for us?" Finn laughed. "Take advantage of us, give us no choice but to be part of your little criminals games...forcing Cassidy to sleep with you...I got a deal from them. You three..."

He glared at Marcus, then his two lackeys.

"Those who think and act like you, the real criminals, you're all busted, going behind bars. The rest of us, those who had no choice...we're off free, given a chance for a fresh start."

Well, I hope it was worth it, for now you're gonna learn what happens to snitches!" Marcus yelled.

With that he practically rushed Finn, grabbing his face and it was clear, he was about to cut out Finn's tongue. But then the gunshot rang out, hitting Marcus in the shoulder, making his drop the knife and stagger back. That was when the police raid started in earnest.

Cassidy could scarcely believe it as she was hurried out of the building along with Finn to the waiting ambulance, she saw those arrested, all those who were part of Marcus' group, or who willingly joined him. The police were talking to her friends, the others, the ones with no choice.

"What, how…?" She managed to get out.

The officer nearest her smiled. "Sean Diaz, he was worried about you when you didn't show up and we noticed that Finn hadn't checked in when he was supposed to either...Everything he told us however led us to this location...we just wish we got here sooner."

Cassidy couldn't help but smile at that. "Sean, he...where is he?"

"His brother was kidnapped, we've rescued him too...Sean went with the police there, to make sure his brother was alright."

Cassidy was even more startled by that, someone had kidnapped Daniel. Still she was relieved that the boy was safe and certainly pleased that Sean had gone to take care of his brother, she knew that was the right thing to do and now could only hope that the hospital could fix her up, all the while she continued to fear for her baby.

End of chapter, the nightmare is over, read and review please.