“Ok, look here, Bitch! Do you want to do this the hard way? Let’s go.” He grabs the chains that have kept me restrained to this bed and unlocks the cuffs. Yanking me off the uncomfortable mattress with zero fucks given if he dislocated a shoulder.
“Oof, fuck off Nick. Have you thought about trying to be nicer? Maybe I might think about liking you.” We both know that’s a lie, so he just laughs and pulls me out to the living room again. Both my wrists are clamped in one of his hands. The other has the back of my neck in a vice grip.
Two chairs are set side by side, wooden, stiff backs but they have arms. He pushes me down into the chair, and I land hard on my tailbone.Fuck, that hurt.He ties my hands to the armrests with a rough rope. If I try, and struggle too much, I know this will eat through my skin ‘til I bleed. He secures my ankles to the chair with that same damn scratchy shit. He testsboth my wrists and ankles to ensure his rope is secure, causing the material to scrape away at my flesh.
He disappears into the room that Kyra is in, and I feel my heart in my throat. With his fist locked in her blonde matted hair, her head pulled back at an uncomfortable angle, he marches her back into the main living area. Tears streak her face, and my heart breaks. I can take all the abuse in the world from the egotistical dick head but she is such a sweet girl. She has fire inside her, but I’m pretty sure this has snuffed that out for now.
“Let’s play, Kyra. You have always been a thorn in my side. Telling my Baby Girl that she deserves better. You probably had something to do with Julia tempting me and Nyx walking in.” He starts to rant as he secures her arms and legs to the chair. He grabs her face, cheeks pinched between his thumb and fingers, like a parent scolding a small child. He continues to ramble, while I see him getting angrier and angrier, I have to get his attention.
“Nick, she has nothing to do with any of this. I didn’t even get out of work early that day, it was no surprise that I was going to be home. Just fucking let her go. Call Graham or Dee and give them a pick up spot for her. I can make sure they don’t come after us.”
His head snaps to me, and if I thought his glare was evil before, there is a look in his eyes that makes my stomach roll and fear climb up my spine. I haven’t felt this level of straight fear since I was in my first firefight. I should have never been in a firefight. I wasn’t infantry, but we got ambushed. I shake off those thoughts, needing to stay focused on what is going on here.
He storms across the room, rage written all over his face. His boots thunder across the flimsy wood floor.I swear, if he’s not careful, he will fall through.He grips my shoulders so hard that I know there is going to be fingerprint bruises tomorrow. Hisface is so close to mine I can smell the remnants of a cigarette on his breath, with a hint of his aftershave. I used to think his aftershave smelled so good. Now, it just makes my stomach roll. He pulls so hard on my hair I can feel some of it rip out of my scalp. His face is so close to mine that I could bust his nose if he would just release my hair.
“Aww, the strong Nyx trying to save her friend. What will you do to save her? Jack may not be here, but I will take her for a ride if you don’t want to play.” His sneer straight-out of my nightmares.
“What do you want, Nick? What do you need me to do? What will make you happy?” I can hear my voice shaking, the fear oozes out of me, and I can no longer contain it.
“I want you, Baby Girl.” His words make me throw up in my mouth a little.
“Nick, I can never love yo-“
“I don’t need love, Bitch.” He punctuates his sentence with a slap across my face. “I need my inheritance back. I need my family's company to go back to me. I need a hot woman on my arm for the country club, and parties.”
His ramblings have given me a few moments to wiggle my wrists almost loose, the ropes tearing at my flesh, but I can’t let him rape me or Kyra.
“Nick, even if I come back, who's to say your family will give everything back to you.” I need to keep him talking.
“They took me off everything. Gordon Industries is now run by my dad and little brother. I should be the one working side by side with him, to learn everything.”
“Yes, but do you think after all the indiscretions the board will just put you back?” That might not have been the best thing to say. His open palm flying at my face again confirms that.Fuck this asshole slaps hard. This split is never going to heal.
“You will tell the whole family it was all a misunderstanding and we have worked it all out.” I try to contain the laugh that bubbles out, with a cough.
“What about Julia? What about Avery? They won’t just disappear.”
“I took care of them already. They are not a problem.” My jaw goes slack, and the creep runs his pointer finger around my parted lips. I shake my head away from him.
“What do you mean you ‘took care of them’? Nick, tell me you didn’t murder your family.” He can’t be serious.
“I could tell you that, but then I’d be lying. You will call your men, tell them you can’t be with them. Then we will leave this cabin. I have a jet that will take us to Vegas to get married.” I have underestimated this man. He will murder anyone who gets in his way. I’m honestly surprised he hasn’t killed his brother yet, to remove the spare heir.
“Nick, you know I can’t do that. I can’t marry you. You’d have a miserable pretty girl on your arm. Is that the life you want?” I got my wrists free enough to slip them out.
He leans close enough to be within striking distance. I slip my hand out quickly and ball a fist, punching for his temple. His reflexes catch my hand before it can make contact. The second his left hand catches my right, his right punches me. As the world goes dark, I hear Kyra scream.
CHAPTER 43
DEMITRI
It’s been three days and we have absolutely no leads. Nyx is going to have to go to work today and we have no way to keep this from Captain Montgomery anymore. My stomach drops when I pull out my iPhone and hit his name in my contacts. He is never going to forgive us for losing her.
“Captain Montgomery.” His no non-sense voice echoes through the speaker.
“Hey Cap.” I barely manage to get out.
“Demitri? What can I do for you? Is everything okay with Nyx?”
