And that was my limit.
I completely lost my shit.
Daniel cackled. “I’m going to fuck that cunt’s mouth.”
Cut laughed. “Her arse is all mine.” He turned to me. “You haven’t ploughed that yet, have you, Jet?”
Yep.
I lost it.
I fucking punched Cut in the jaw.
He fell.
Hard.
Cut smashed against the door, folding to the floor.
“Hey!” Daniel launched himself on me, but he was too slow. I slammed my fist into his face. With a grunt, he crashed against the keyboard, bouncing off the desk.
Two throws. Two men down.
My knuckles throbbed. I waited to deliver more.
But they never woke up.
I liked to think it was my powerful punch, but...it was all thanks to Kes.
Everything was all thanks to fucking Kes.
I groaned, grabbing my head, willing the memories to stop.
The hardness of the floor and coolness of sleeping with no blankets forced me to haul myself to my knees. My lips pressed together against the backwash of stale bourbon. The pills I’d taken at the start of the night had worn off, but the liquor was well and truly still controlling my blood.
I should’ve headed to bed once it was all over, but I couldn’t.
How could I?
Inching higher on my knees, I peered over the edge of the bed. The remaining shadows painted her in a ghostly collage.
My hands fisted on the bedspread as her eyelids twitched and fingers strummed a nonsense beat on her sheets.
The drugs Kes had given her would wear off in another hour—it never lasted long. Already, her body fought it off—legs jiggling and feet battling imaginary beasts.
I wanted to step into her dreams and slay the figments for her.
I wanted to reassure her that nothing had happened.
“Nila, I’m so fucking sorry.” I stayed vigil, stroking her arm as she whimpered. Silent tears tracked down her cheeks.
She would wake soon to a different kind of nightmare.
She would be told a lie. It would tear her apart, but in order for this deception to work, she had tobelieve. She had to believe, because my father and Daniel had to believe.
My mind skipped backward again.
I looked up as the door to the security room opened.
