"Release him," Aiden ordered Thomas.

Thomas huffed, he was looking forward to finally getting his hands on this man who Ivy had fled from two years ago and now had taken her home from her. Thomas unceremoniously and quiet roughly removed Cole's bonds from his hands and cast them to the side.

With his hands free Cole rubbed his wrists as the bonds had left red harsh marks against his skin as he had struggled. He felt defeated, Ivy didn't want him. She didn't show up for her home and had let Noah come instead, surely she knew what he would do to him?

Little did Cole know that Ivy was blissfully asleep in Noah's penthouse apartment and had no knowledge of the night's events.

Cole looked up at Noah as he sat across from him and swirled his drink in front of him, he radiated power and his presence would have most men cowering in fear. Cole sneered and with no choice, he lifted up the Epad from the floor and signed both documents. Now he had lost Ivy, his job and all hope in his heart for the future he had planned. He set down the Epad in front of him again and gave a dry laugh, "Happy now?" He asked as he glared at Noah.

Noah swirled and downed the whiskey in his hand. Aiden stepped forward and took the glass from his hands as Noah stood. He towered over Cole, standing at a height of 6ft 4inches.

Cole didn't flinch he stared straight into Noah's eyes not backing down, he felt he had nothing else to lose now.

*** Warning scenes of torture ahead***

"Hold him." Noah's deep cold voice filled the room. It had started to rain heavily outside and the trees outside cast shadows across his face as they danced violently outside the window.

Cole squinted and tried to stand but Thomas was quicker. Thomas held his arms behind his back, Thomas's bulky weight held him down as he tried to struggle to get free but it was no use.

"Hold out his right arm," Noah added.

Cole stopped struggling for a second after hearing Noah's order, "What the… What are you…?" Cole started to ask but his mouth was covered with tape by Aiden who had stepped forward.

Thomas who was holding the squirming Cole glanced up at Teo and called out to him, "Teo."

Teo stepped forward to assist Thomas.

"Hold him," Thomas ordered. Heavy rain and thunder sounded outside the window and the night became cold and dark as the men began the torture.

Teo nodded and took over holding the struggling Cole down. Teo was slightly smaller in stature to Thomas but he had received the same training as he had and had mentored under him for months now so with his strength and ability Cole had no chance of escape.

Thomas stood beside Noah, he was pleased with Teo, and he had stepped up and showed no hesitation to do as asked of him. Thomas looked to Noah for guidance, "Boss?"

Noah saw his men all ready and willing to get their hands dirty, he contemplated for a moment before he fixed his shirt sleeves and replied to Thomas, "Take his arm."

The order was cold and flat. Noah could do it himself but he remembered Ivy, he wouldn't want Cole's blood on his hands and then return to Ivy and hold her. He despised the type of men that Cole was sneaky, deceiving and delusional. Cole would keep coming for Ivy's love if he didn't show him what could and would happen. This was in Noah's eyes a small warning.

Thomas smiled and took out a machete which he had kept in his belt behind his back. The machete was sharp but it would also be brutal if used to take off Cole's arm. Thomas didn't flinch.

Cole saw the knife and shouted out from behind the tape ad he violently struggled in Teo's grasp but was unable to free himself. Lights flickered as the storm outside got heavier and rain pelted the windows.

Thomas held Cole's right arm as Teo held his body down against the wooden floor. Cole struggled and screamed out but Thomas didn't hold back as he sawed through his arm, piercing the skin and reaching the bone, with a crack he broke through the bone and continued to slice through the tissue and muscles of Cole's arm.

The living room floor was covered in a deep crimson as the sticky blood trickled down Cole's arm and landed on the flood in droplets.

Thomas nodded to Teo and Teo let go of Cole. With a loud thud, Cole's body fell to the hard blood smeared ground, it covered his body and face as he lay unconscious.

***Torture scene concluded***

"Call Doctor Stewart," Noah announced and the three men's heads snapped in his direction.

Noah didn't want to save him but he also knew Ivy's soft heart couldn't cope with the guilt if she knew he had died due to her.

Aiden took out his phone and made the arrangements quickly.

Thomas walked to the kitchen to clean himself and his machete, he soon returned showing no traces of what had just occurred. Thomas phoned a clean-up crew that they used regularly and they would arrive shortly to return the house to normal.

Teo stood to the side, he was prepared mentally for what would happen tonight but his stomach didn't agree. He had to hold himself back from being violently sick a few times as he watched Thomas take off Cole's arm. He decided to keep Ivy close and safe as he didn't want to go through another night like tonight.

Meanwhile, Lauren who had been continuously laughing while still bound and lying on the floor had started to annoy the surrounding men. Noah indicated to Aiden and he understood without words needing to be used. These men had always been together through all circumstances and could intuitively understand each other.