This was not like she had imagined death would be like.
Not with all the pain, the hunger and the cold seeping through her skin.
She didn't dare to move, because everytime she did there was a stabbing pain racing through her.
She wanted to hold on to the darkness.
The nothingness.
As she had drifted through it after she had to look in her uncle's manic face.
Splattered with her blood.
Thinking that this was the end for her.

She wanted to dream of Illya and Solo and all the good memories they had.
The many times she should have told the big Russian how much he meant to her.
That she – for the first time ever – had fallen in love with someone and she had never expected it would be him.
How many times she had missed the occasion to just tell him that she loved him.

Her eyelids fluttered open and she blinked confused into a dimly lit room.
Gaby was laying on the ice cold floor.
Her hands were tied tightly together.
She chuckled at that.
They didn't need to tie her up as far as she was concerned she didn't have the strength to run, yet to stand up.
Her mouth felt dry and she wondered when the last time had been that she had something to drink.

The door to her room opened all of a sudden and she wanted to shrink back from the figures entering the room, but her body didn't belong to her anymore.
It was too broken.
Too weak.

„Ready for another round?" Someone drawled in an accent she could hardly understand.

He stood over her and she could feel his filthy stare roam her body.

„But before we head to your uncle you're going to be a very nice girl to me!" The taller of the men kneeled down and brushed her hair out of her face.

She growled at him.

„Are you serious? He's going to kill you!" The other hissed.

„He will never know. If you spill the beans I will end you and he won't believe her… remember she let that commie pig fuck her. You can stand outside or watch. It is your choice!" The taller snapped back and turned again to her. His hand trailed down her neck to her shoulder.

Gaby could see the smaller guy shake his head and stand by the door, looking for intruders.
Coward.

„You will be a very good girl, won't you?" He chuckled and she could see him finger with his belt.

Gaby groaned inwardly.
This wasn't the first time someone tried to take advantage of her, but everytime it had happened she had been on her A-game.
Not weak like this.

„Because if you are not….!" To emphasize his words he squeezed her broken arm and white hot pain shot through her.

Gaby cried out, but her scream got choked by his hand.
She bit him then.
Hard.
She could taste his blood in her mouth.
He cried out in pain and swore like a sailor.

„You let a commie pig fuck you… what did he do to get into your pants? Whore!" He grabbed her hair and pulled her head back hard, so she had to look at him.

Illya would have never done anything like this to her and there had been a lot of opportunities for him to get into her pants.
The man slapped her hard and she could see only stars for a while.
As she tried to blink them away he gagged her with a cloth.

„We don't want someone interrupting us, do we?" He whispered in her ear and his hot breath washed over her face.

She tried to rob away from him, but he pulled her close.
The little stones digging into her skin.
Leaving their marks on her.

„I have to admit I always liked my women to have fire in them" He said with a wicked smile.

„Let's see how much you have left" He let his hand trail down her leg and Gaby was suddenly glad her uncle had made her change into jeans and a shirt some time ago.

He hovered over her and she could smell him.
She wanted to gag.
She wanted to push him away, but her arm was still screaming in pain.
Gaby felt him fumble with the button of her jeans.
He got to his knees and Gaby could breathe again.
He looked down on her that glint in his eyes, which made her scream inwardly.
His hands were on his belt as his partner appeared again, panic in his eyes.

"We have to go now! He wants her!" The other panted and the man in front of her groaned displeased.

He leaned down.
His lips brushed her ear as he was talking.

"Don't worry darling. We will repeat this as soon as possible!" Gaby couldn't hold back a whimper.