Stupid cocktails.
“I’m never drinking again.”
Someone snorted. “I’d worry less about that and more about surviving if I were you.”
She sat up suddenly at that voice. Her head throbbed and her vision blurred as she nearly threw up again.
Nope. Wait.
Rolling over, she vomited onto the floor. A concrete floor. Where was she? Wherever it was, it was cold and she wanted out.
She wanted to go home. And by home she meant wherever Eli, Kellan and Horse were.
Glancing over, she blinked as she saw Ravina sitting on a crate, staring at her.
“Great, not only are we stuck in this bunker with no heating or windows. But you had to vomit and add to the fun,” she said sarcastically.
“What . . . how . . . what is going on?” She sat up, scooting back so she was leaning against the wall behind her.
“God, you’re annoying, aren’t you? And you managed to get two men? Not that I would want those two, and I already have a man.”
“W-who?”
“Liam Neale, but you know him as Lee Newsome. He’s so wonderful. So handsome and smart. And he loves me. Plus, he’s absolutely loaded. We’re going to have an amazing life together.”
“Wow. You’re dumb,” she told Ravina.
The other woman jumped up, storming over to slap her. “Shut up, you dumb bitch.”
Ouch!
That hurt so badly that tears instantly formed and her head throbbed even more.
She wasn’t taking that, though. Getting up, Arabella pushed her back.
Ravina’s eyes widened as she stepped back, wobbling on her high heels. She couldn’t recover her balance and fell onto her ass. Right into Arabella’s vomit.
Arabella couldn’t help but smile as the other woman gasped in horror. Although, gross. She wasn’t wearing any underwear and her short skirt had ridden right up.
Seeing Ravina’s pussy was not on her bingo card for today or any other day.
“That’s disgusting. Invest in some panties,” Arabella told her.
Turning away, she explored the room. Shit. There was a window above them that let in the only light. The rest was all concrete except for a large steel door.
“Why are we here?” she asked. “What does Lee want with me?”
“You’re the dumb one, not me!” Ravina screeched as she slid off her high heels and stood. “No one was meant to rent that house! I put everyone else off but Auntie Val saw your application before I could get rid of it and put it through tothe town council herself. So I had to come up with a plan B. I thought I’d gotten rid of you when you turned up with that dog. But nooo, you complained to that crackpot sheriff and he contacted Auntie Val.”
Wow. Did this woman really expect Arabella to feel bad for her?
“I removed a lot of the furniture and damaged the hot water heater before you arrived in a bid to make you uncomfortable so you’d leave. When you were too stupid to take the hint, I hired some idiots to break in and scare you. Only you weren’t there so they trashed the place instead.”
“What?” she asked in shock. “You’re behind the break-in? Just to get rid of me? Do you realize the damage you caused?”
“Well, duh. That was the point.”
“I don’t understand why? Why didn’t you want me living in your aunt’s house. And were the lights and noises your doing as well?”
