Author's Note: Michael & Maria are still together, but who knows what may
happen in the next few chapters.
CHAPTER 12
Jez couldn't believe he'd slipped up. The boy must be stronger than they thought if he could break the block like that. He burst through the door of the room that held the small boy captive and saw that the boy was sitting on his mattress looking up innocently at Jez. He was beginning to crack, Jez could feel his anger boiling over. He blasted the boy against the wall at the opposite end of the room.
"You little bastard!" Jez growled. Josh couldn't scream because all the wind was knocked out of him. His face turned blue as he struggled to catch his breath, the pain was excruciating.
"You think you can fool me?! You little brat, the sooner I kill you, the better!" Jez screamed. He stomped over to Josh's slumped form across the room. "I will bring you endless pain, boy! Nobody will hear you scream when I rip out your throat!" Jez grabbed Josh by the throat and lifted his small body easily. Josh had just managed to get his breath back but again struggled to breathe as Jez inched his face closer to his.
"Maybe you would like to feel some of the pain that I'm going to inflict on your whole family.your daddy.your sisters." Josh winced at the smell of the man's breath and the spray of saliva on his face as Jez pronounced each word.
"My father will kill you." Josh looked into the eyes of his nemesis. "My father, the King of your stupid planet, will kill you! He'll kill you!" Josh's voice was raspy and broken, but still defiant.
Jez threw the boy back onto the mattress and turned his back on him.
"We'll see. It won't be long now until Khivar arrives. We'll see who survives the war." Jez left the room and again slammed the door.
Josh stood up straight and proud. He was beginning to learn a few things since he had been here. He wasn't just a whiny little 8- year old - he was a prince and it was time he started acting like one. He wouldn't be pushed around anymore, it was time for him to fight.
"He'll kill you." He whispered to the empty room. This time he wasn't talking about Max.
CHAPTER 12
Jez couldn't believe he'd slipped up. The boy must be stronger than they thought if he could break the block like that. He burst through the door of the room that held the small boy captive and saw that the boy was sitting on his mattress looking up innocently at Jez. He was beginning to crack, Jez could feel his anger boiling over. He blasted the boy against the wall at the opposite end of the room.
"You little bastard!" Jez growled. Josh couldn't scream because all the wind was knocked out of him. His face turned blue as he struggled to catch his breath, the pain was excruciating.
"You think you can fool me?! You little brat, the sooner I kill you, the better!" Jez screamed. He stomped over to Josh's slumped form across the room. "I will bring you endless pain, boy! Nobody will hear you scream when I rip out your throat!" Jez grabbed Josh by the throat and lifted his small body easily. Josh had just managed to get his breath back but again struggled to breathe as Jez inched his face closer to his.
"Maybe you would like to feel some of the pain that I'm going to inflict on your whole family.your daddy.your sisters." Josh winced at the smell of the man's breath and the spray of saliva on his face as Jez pronounced each word.
"My father will kill you." Josh looked into the eyes of his nemesis. "My father, the King of your stupid planet, will kill you! He'll kill you!" Josh's voice was raspy and broken, but still defiant.
Jez threw the boy back onto the mattress and turned his back on him.
"We'll see. It won't be long now until Khivar arrives. We'll see who survives the war." Jez left the room and again slammed the door.
Josh stood up straight and proud. He was beginning to learn a few things since he had been here. He wasn't just a whiny little 8- year old - he was a prince and it was time he started acting like one. He wouldn't be pushed around anymore, it was time for him to fight.
"He'll kill you." He whispered to the empty room. This time he wasn't talking about Max.
