"I know. He pounded on Tae. Not very useful technique for interrogation. We lucked out that Tae was aware enough to text." Aware enough for some time at least, he hardly seemed to come to now, which was probably not a good sign. But there was nothing more he could do right now. "Rape is always worse somehow. I don't know why. If you ever wondered why I won't be a pimp, there's your answer."

Hobi watched Ten, not sure about anything right now. His body, probably, but he was worried about his mind. His spirit. It hurt his heart to see him broken down like that, without hope. What was he supposed to do about that? "I won't let Suga do anything to him." He wasn't sure where Suga stood on that, but he was insistent. "I'll take care of him myself."