A/N: This chapter is rated a little a bit toward the mature side. Please be warned that the following chapter contains major agony, torture and implied rape.

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Chapter 4

6 hours ago…

"Lieutenant Caine, it seemed that the address you have provided for us was wrong and a delay tactic. I am not very happy with that."

The men have been torturing Ryan for 3 days straight and Horatio needed something, anything to stop the torment.

"I am going to show you what happens when you pissed me off."

The man gestured for the two men behind him to take Ryan from Horatio's grasp. Two other men held Horatio's arm and shoulder back as Horatio watched helplessly

The men grabbed Ryan as he desperately intertwined his fingers with Horatio's. However, neither had any strength left to fight the men that were separating them. Finally Horatio felt Ryan's finger tips slide through this hand. This was a moment of desperation for Horatio, a state that was practically unknown to everyone who knew the Lieutenant.

Ryan was dragged to the middle of the room by his shoulders and dumped on the ground. It was disheartening to watch them handle Ryan like he was nothing.

His breathing quickened and his bruised ribs expanded and contracted painfully. Ryan knew the torture would continue. He twisted slightly and tried to curl into a fetal position. There was no need to hold Ryan down. The damages from the previous sessions were enough to keep him from struggling. Every fiber and nerve in his body was throbbing. He didn't even have enough strength left to crawl, not to mention run.

His face was contorted with pain. But he didn't let a slightest noise escape him. He wasn't going to scream no matter what. He only focused on Horatio's eye and that was going to be his lifeline.

"Strip him." It was a command that took Ryan by surprise. In the last 3 days, he was beaten, tormented, burned, hit, but never striped. Being naked in front of his boss was not something Ryan wanted to happen. This also gave him a sense of vulnerability.

"Caine, humiliation is a human-beings worst nightmare. Your agent is strong against physical pain, but let see how long he last when I humiliate him." The men's voice had a tiny bit of pleasure in it. It seemed like he was looking forward to this.

He put on some latex glove and kneed in front of Ryan and said "whenever you want us to stop just beg your boss to tell us the information."

"Go screw yourself!" Ryan spited at the man.

"mhmm interesting…tie and spread him." The instruction frightened Ryan. He didn't know what was to come and he didn't want to think about it. Ryan couldn't see Horatio anymore, but he knew that Horatio could clearly see him, every part of him. He was lying flat on his back and eyes looking at the ceiling. His hand was tied above him and his legs were spread wide apart and tied to some pillar in the room. He gasped for air as his ribs were stretched. He couldn't move an inch in any direction. He felt intense agony all over his body. His broken toes were crying out against the bond. His burned skin areas still ached even though they have showed signs of healing.

"Ah Mr. Wolfe, it looks like you are a pure maiden. You have never been touched. It is so hard to find such rarity in my world." The man said as he stroked Ryan's entrance.

Ryan was terrified. No one has ever touched him like this or even come close to it. He wouldn't even let a doctor do it.

"Mr. Wolfe, isn't that what Horatio calls you." The man said as he looked at Horatio.

Horatio came to full realization as what was about to happen. He was beyond furious. Horatio wrestled against the men that were holding him as he struggled for a chance to protect Ryan.

"How does it feel to watch this, Caine? He is one of your own and you have the honor of watching me break his pureness."

Horatio glared at them and his blue eyes gleamed with fury and the promise of retribution.

And without a warning, the man buried his fingers deep inside Ryan.

Ryan bite down on his lips as his body was violated. Blood dipped down the side of his legs and the pain was so intense that he felt like he was going to die then. But the worst was yet to come.

"When you are ready for us to stop, Mr. Wolfe, just beg your boss." The man repeated his earlier statement.

"Never!" The word echoed through the room and was filled with such determination.

He was pissed. Never had anyone lasted his torture for this long. The effective methods of physical and mental torments were mean to break the captive in less than 24 hours. But Ryan Wolfe has lasted more than 3 days.

He grabbed the device right next to him and in one swift movement thrust the device into Ryan's entrance.

There was no way to swallow the scream. Ryan didn't know he was even screaming until he felt the device left his body. Blood gushed down and pooled the ground beneath him. Ryan's scream was cut short as he choked on his own blood from when he bit his lips and his own saliva. His body pulled at the restraints as he tried to escape the pain.

Horatio couldn't see what was thrust into Ryan, but Ryan's scream filled the whole room. It was so agonizing to bear it that the men holding Horatio shivered a little.

"STOP! Enough!" Horatio's commanding voice draw the attention of the man next to Ryan.

"Wasn't beautiful to watch Lieutenant, the scream is like music to my ears." The man turned around to stare at Horatio with the device still in his hand. Blood from the device dipped down to the ground.

It was the pear. The pear wasn't even open, but the device was a frightening tool to stare at.

"You know what I like about this Caine, the pear can infect powerful amount of pain onto someone, but rarely kills them. " The men said as he walked over to a kneed Horatio.

"I am the one with the information." Horatio asked in a monotone.

"Caine, I can kill you and crop you into pieces, but you would never say a word. You would live to protect your so-call dignity. "

"However" The man leaned closer to Horatio and spoke through his teeth, "I want to break you and there is no better way to do it than to make you feel completely helpless."

The man step back from Horatio and looked at him and said "you are ready to tell us…"

"NO! 'H' Remember what you said, why we do this job. It's not for the glory, but to protect what it's important in this world. I die before I let this society waste get his hand…" Ryan didn't finish what he was going to say before he was kicked in the ribs.

Ryan coughed and more blood flowed out the corner of his mouth. As he drew another breath in, he was determined to not let Horatio tell them anything. "You filthy pig! Is that all you got!" Ryan yelled at the top of his lungs to get their attention. He was not about to let them take the only thing he can protect-Horatio's pride.

No one has ever challenged him like this before. Without ever a word, He shoved the pear into Ryan over and over as Ryan's already battled body trashed violently against his restraints. The ropes bitted into his bloodied flesh and cut the blood circulation. He felt numb, yet at the same time he could feel all the nerves in his body were on fire.

However, Ryan cursed at the man. He used every cursed word he knew.

Horatio was beyond agonizing. He called out to Ryan over and over and told him why he picked Ryan as his CSI in the first place. It was more than a privilege to work with Ryan. Horatio shouted that he always believed in Ryan and even more so now.

The men had to use a towel as a gag to shut Horatio up.

The man finally had it. 3 days and no progress was enough. He abruptly turned the handle to expand the pear inside and yanked it out bluntly.

The pear torn off the skin around Ryan's entrance and it also extracted flesh from within. Blood poured from Ryan and soak the ground beneath him. Horatio saw trails of blood running in different directions. He fought against his restrains and called out to Ryan. Even though it sounded like murmured words through his gag, Ryan could still made out that Horatio was pleading for him to hang on.

Finally Ryan lost his battle against consciousness and slipped into darkness…

It was then that the man issued his ultimatum to Horatio.

Preview of Chapter 5

"…Yes, the Horatio Caine. Do whatever it takes." Kevin said and closed his cell phone.

"Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland" – Teenage Wasteland written by Pete Townshend. (Opening song for CSI: NY)