She nodded.
“But you don’t understand,” she said, finally untangling her hands from his.“They are watching us.I don’t roam freely.I’m chipped.”
“You’re what?”He stood up, the chair tumbling to the ground with a loud crash.
She got on her feet, the need to run, urgent.“They know where I am.They will come for you.”
“Let them,” he said.“We can beat them.You’re not alone, Katya.”
She raised her hands, warding him with her open palms.“You’re delusional.”
He grasped her wrist and pulled her into his arms.Gently, he tilted her head back and cupped her cheek.“We can, Katya.Trust me.I will help you and we will find your sister.You won’t be trapped in this nightmare anymore.”
His dark gaze pierced into her, making her mind reel.Katya wanted to believe him, she truly did, but she also knew she couldn’t.She’d been here too long, worked too hard to let everything go to waste for a man she didn’t know, mate or not.She had to get out of here and go back before they came looking for her and killed them both.
“Katya.”The tenderness in his tone had the tears she was trying so hard to keep at bay spill out of the corner of her eyes.He swept at them with the pad of his fingertips.“I will help you.I will not let you return to them and become a prisoner.You are safe now, little one.”
She pursed her lips and shook her head, adamant.She wanted to believe him, but she couldn’t.Policeman or not, he didn’t knowthem.He didn’t know what they were capable of.She had to get out, and there was only one way to do it.
“I’m sorry about your shirt,” she said.
He gave her a puzzled look, which turned into realization as she pushed him away and sprinted toward the door.
“Katya.”
Flinging it open, she ran out, not as a woman but as a tiger.
“Katya,” he yelled.
She didn’t turn back.It broke her heart, but it was for his own good.
Chapter Eleven
Adam cursed, helplesslywatching as she fled from him again.
He ran his fingers through his hair and stared at the empty hallway, foolishly hoping she’d return.Of course, she wouldn’t.She was fearful.Fear clung to her like sand to a wet body, leaving tiny trails which were impossible to clean up.Katya was afraid for everyone except herself, and that in turn scared him.Her anxiety would get her into trouble.He had to act fast and get her out of whatever slavery ring she was in.
