When James continued to roar and thrash against the chains almost desperately , the guards took out a long whip and before any one of us could react lashed it against his bare back .
I winced at the loud sound it made upon contact as more blood flowed from his body , the stifled gasp that came from Eden caught my attention as my gaze snapped back up to her . My breath hitched at what I saw there .
She looked as though she'd seen a ghost and as if her mind had suddenly caught up to the scene in front of her , a loud terrified scream escaped her mouth as she all but ran to James side . "STOP ITTTT !" She cried throwing herself on top of him to stop the onslaughts .
I stood completely dumbfounded at her response , she acted like someone who had known James her entire life and couldn't bea
