Author's Note: So this chapter and the next couple have some S&M related violence and talk of sexual abuse, you may want to skip them. Just warning, I found them pretty hard to write and had to take a break a few times to get through it. I love Sheamus and writing about his abuse and the aftermath sucked, but it's what the story called for so I did it. I have to admit, I didn't have much trouble "hurting" Barrett.

Barrett tried to struggle but he had never been stronger than Hunter and he was soon in the center of the room, tied to a Saint Andrews Cross, which amused her greatly, given her Scottish and Irish ancestry. Hunter handed her a bullwhip which she cracked expertly making Barrett flinch.

Demons run when a good man goes to War.

The first strike split Barrett's shirt and left a long welt in his skin. The second made it a perfect X on his back, allowing Hunter to remove the remains of his shirt. Knowing she would need the room she handed Drew's leash to Hunter and had them both move back.

Night will fall and drown the sun, when a good man goes to War.

Eight more lashes hit Barrett's now unprotected back and he cried out with each lash. She walked up to the welted and bleeding man and tugged his head back.

"Lie to me again." She whispered, "I know he's here Barrett, Rex told me about him."

Friendship dies and true love lies, night will fall and the dark will rise. When a good man goes to War.

"He's unowned." Barrett protested.

"Do you really think I'd make him wear a collar to work you fool!" she thundered, "How stupid do you think I am?"

Her next ten lashes had him bellowing and begging her to stop as his back split open. She stopped, breath heaving, this was not the way a respectable Domme behaved. She walked back up to Barrett and took his face in her gloved hand.

"Just because one is not marked, does not mean one is not taken." She smiled, "you came into my city and stole what was mine. You will never be welcome here again."

She walked away and saw Rex watching; she shook her head, silently telling him to leave Barrett bound and bleeding while she checked on what he took. Based on the number she knew the room was in the basement and she shuddered, these were some of the harshest rooms in the club.

"Drew, why did Wade want Sheamus brought here?" she asked, speaking his name for the first time.

"He said it was for payback Domina."

"Payback for what?"

"For things that happened in IWW Domina, for things that he felt Sheamus stole from him Domina." Drew replied, trembling.

"Very well." She sighed, standing in front of the door.

She smiled as she saw the wheelchair that was sitting next to the door as promised. Taking a deep breath to steady herself she raised her hand and inserted the key. It clicked loudly, probably to add terror or excitement to whomever was being kept behind the door. When the door swung open it was silent until the party of three saw what was behind the door.