It didn't take long before those sounds he'd warned her about could be heard. The other girls were definitely not being left in peace. He could hear sobbing and wailing coming from camp. Hadn't they promised not to touch them until he got back? Not that he wanted to be there for it.
Guards nodded to him, eyes glinting and mouths twisted in cruel smirks as they roamed over Zahra with appreciation.
Cole ignored them. He did his best to ignore as much as possible. Some of the men hadn't even tried to make it to tents before dipping into their prizes. His mouth tightened as he tried to shut out the crying and the faces of despair.
His father came into view, with Jarvis in tow. Both men grinned at him. "Sorry, son. Jarvis said you found a little treat out in the desert. When we were told they could hear her crying and begging you, well we kind of figured you'd done picked your girl. Didn't seem right to make the boys wait while you were out there pounding a juicy little cunt of your very own."
Kaleb came around behind him, looking at Zahra's face, appraising her unabashedly. "Not bad at all. With a cute face like that she'll make a nice little bit of money. Why don't you pass her around? I'm sure some of the other boys will want a taste of this one."
"Who said I was done with her?" Cole growled softly, shooting his father a dangerous look.
Jarvis and Kaleb both laughed. "Feeling greedy there, son? Ah, well she does look tasty. Alright, take your prize to bed, you've earned her fair and square. Put her back with the others when you're done."
Cole jerked his head in a harsh nod and hurried to his tent, doing his best to look like he was eager. He dumped Zahra unceremoniously onto his bedroll and secured the front flap of his tent so that at least no one could look in and realize that they weren't really doing anything. He leaned close, pressing his mouth next to her ear to whisper to her. "I'm going to untie your hands. If you struggle or try to run, well all those men will grab you and I won't be able to keep them from hurting you."
This time he didn't wait for her to agree, he just undid the knots and sat back on his heels, watching her for a moment, as if uncertain of what to really do with her now.