Blackmailed by the Bully
At the mention of Jamie, Ste recognised the boy as the one who’d been pleading with Jamie in the kitchen the other week.
“A punishment for what?” Joseph asked before swiftly adding, “Actually, you know what… don’t answer that.”
It was only then that he noticed the bite marks, whip marks and burns on the boy’s flesh.
“What’s your name kiddo?” Joseph asked.
“S—S—Ste,” the guy managed to say through chattering teeth. It was cold enough with a coat on, and certainly too cold to be naked outdoors on a night like tonight.
“Come with me,” Joseph ordered the boy.