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*Sophia’s POV*

I had no idea what he meant by ‘marking’ although whatever it was, it sounded painful and more worryingly, permanent.

I could have screamed as Danny dragged me to a room I’d never been to before, but the truth was, I didn’t want to frighten Jack. I was going to get him out of here, but in the meantime, I wanted him to feel as safe as possible.

I was led below the house, to a room I assumed should have been a basement. There were no windows, so the only light was from the clinical strip lightening from the ceiling. There was not a lot in here in terms of furniture, a couple of chairs and a bed that looked more like the kind you would find in a doctors’ surgery. Then, I caught sight of chains. I began to quiver. I felt for certain now that this room was used for torture.

Danny led me over to the bed, which I could see now had straps on either side. “Get on sweetheart.”

I stiffened, my eyes