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“You should’ve joined the family, Rhys.”
Sighing heavily, Rhys rolled his eyes, glaring up at Katagawa Jr. and trying to fight the rising panic from being trapped.
“I heard you the first 50 times, Katagawa. What do you think I’m deaf or something?” Sass was a coping mechanism that Rhys had used for years, he knew it often just made his situation worse, but at least it kept the panic at bay.
Scoffing, Katagawa simply stalked forward, closing in on the ex-CEO who was desperately trying to keep his hands from shaking. “Oh, Rhys Rhys Rhys…we could’ve been friends! Pals! Best buddies! But you just couldn’t swallow your damn pride could you?”
Stopping with barely a foot between them, Katagawa smirked and let his eyes drift to the ground briefly. “Get on your knees.”
“What?” Eyes blowing wide, Rhys went to take a step back but found he had already reached the wall. Gaze nervously turning back to Katagawa, Rhys tried not to cower as he shook his head, voice barely more than a whisper, “N-no.”
“No?” Tilting his head, the smirk dropped and Katagawa pressed forward, raising his sword to hover beside his captive’s neck. “I don’t think you understand your position, Rhys. You will kneel either way, the only question is whether or not you need to bleed first.”
The threat of injury had Rhys dropping before he could even think to stop himself. His knees met the hard floor with a thud, the pain from the impact uncomparable to the humiliation he felt as a laugh rang out above him.
Long fingers carded through his hair, Rhys shuddering at the touch, “See? That wasn’t so hard was it?” The defeated man didn’t even have to look to know that that smug smirk was back on Katagawa’s face. It took everything he had to fight the whimpers and tears that wanted to escape.
Those same cold fingers brushed along his jaw, tightening harshly on his chin and forcing Rhys’ to look up at his tormentor. The malicious glint in Katagawa’s eyes was the final straw, terror breaking through Rhys’ facade as he shook helplessly.
“You’re going to join the family, Rhys. But don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you…”