You're mine, brother.
I responded, voice hoarse and bitter.
“Relax,” he said, voice low and steady. “I’m not here to hurt you. I’m here to get you out.”
I didn’t relax. My arms were still tied behind the chair, my wrists raw and burning. My face felt swollen, one eye almost shut, and my leg was screaming from the earlier beating.
“Who the fuck are you?” I asked, wincing as I tried to shift.
“Someone who owes Lorenzo a favor,” he replied, pulling a knife from his boot. He moved carefully, slicing through the ropes around my wrists first. “Name’s Kai. That’s all you need to know right now.”