Author's note: Clarification
Vera was seven years old when her mother died.
Sixteen years old when she was kidnapped, and at 18 years old, she escaped the kidnappers.
Presently, she is 26 years old.
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Flashback
I breathe heavily, trying to put some air into my lungs when it feels like they will explode any second.
My hair was wet, and my hands were tied behind my back as my head is yanked out from the bucket of freezing water.
"I love torturing this bit**. She doesn't scream or say anything."
The other nods, folding his hands and leaning against the wall.
"That's true, man. At least my eardrums are intact, or with the amount of screams those rogues make? I will surely go deaf one day."
They chuckled, but I was least interested. I
