striking himself across the back. The buckle struck flesh, and he knew it was bleeding. He hit himself
again, whimpering shamefully.
He kept going, crying out with every lash, listening to Sanguis’ horrible breathing through the phone
while he suffered.
“Now,” Sanguis growled, “tell me, you wretched boy. Tell me that name!”
Snod’s blood was pumping furiously all throughout his body, and he was able to detect the rich scent
of it from his wounds where it was leaking. They hurt, the burn offering not one ounce of absolution. It
didn’t mean anything. None of this did.
What he had with Frankie...
That meant something. Frankie’s affection, his warm passion and his hot punishments; his love was
everything to Snod. He reached down deep for that beautiful warmth, clinging to it possessively,
wrapping himself up in it tight.
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Frankie... I love you...
Obe?
Snod was sobbing angrily, dropping the belt as he snarled furiously, “No! Never! I will never tell
you!”
“You dare risk damnation of immortal soul?” Sanguis bellowed. “You refuse your own salvation?”
“I dare anything!” Snod roared back. “You are the one who is corrupted, taking words of light and
tainting them with darkness! There is no salvation to be found in this meaningless torture! I will never
tell you, I will never serve you or your false god again! Never!”
Hold on, Obe! Hold on! I’m coming!
It was Frankie, beautiful and sweet Frankie.
“You will regret this, ungrateful child! You were a lamb, and now you’ve become the wolf!” Sanguis
sneered hatefully. “We will hunt you just the same without mercy!”
Snod swallowed hard, picking up the phone to reply directly into the speaker, taking a deep breath as
he spat, “Suck my fuckin’ dick, Father.”
“You disgusting, vile—!”
Hanging up quickly, his fingers trembled as he pulled the battery out of the phone and snapped it in
half. He collapsed on the floor, every muscle drowning in adrenaline and causing him to shiver
