“If she’s in there, I want you to send him something anyway.” I check the extra clips and shove them in my pocket. With my gun loaded and my second gun tucked in my holster, I get out of the car and head toward the building.
Nick and five more of my men follow closely behind.
“Maybe I should go ahead,” one of the guys suggests, but I’m already shaking my head. I want her to see me first. I want to be there to hold her before anyone else does. And if someone touched her or hurt her in any way, I will be the first one there to avenge her.
12
ROSE
Iwake in an empty, dark room, tied to a chair. Strands of hair stick to my face and my head pounds like someone took a sledgehammer to the side of it.
“Welcome back to the world, beautiful,” a voice I recognize but cannot pinpoint says. Thoughts swirl inside my head, but the contents are a lot like a five-hundred piece puzzle that’s been destroyed, pieces tossed around the room in every direction. My attempts to move are sluggish, and it’s like I’ve got boulders tied to my limbs.
“I wouldn’t try and move too much. The drugs are still in your system, and all you’ll do is exhaust yourself more.” Ignoring the voice, I continue to struggle. Zip ties dig into my wrists as I try and wiggle out of them, but there isn’t any escaping. I’m trapped and tired, so tired.
“Please,” I turn to begging, desperation coating each word. A soft light turns on above my head, it’s dim and doesn’t illuminate anything but the spot directly in front of me. Still, I cast my gaze to the floor, the light hurting my sensitive eyes.
“You were supposed to be mine.” A man steps into the light and peers down at me.Tony.Dark, menacing with yellow teeththat appear from behind his chapped lips. The man that made a deal with my foster parents. The man that tried to buy me from Miles.
Instantly, I start to tremble knowing the trouble that I’m in. Tied to a chair, alone with a man who wants to hurt me, who can do whatever he wants to me without anyone stopping him. He steps closer and pinches my chin between two of his fat fingers.
I hate how helpless I am. He pinches harder, and I grind my teeth together to hide the pain. Turning my face from side to side, he inspects me, “I can’t wait to break you and see what’s inside. Can’t wait for you to call out to your precious Miles over and over again.” I swallow or try to, but it feels like someone is wrapping their hand around my throat.Miles. He’s so close but yet so far away. Tears sting my eyes.
“He won’t come for you, you know that, right? You’re just a toy, a plaything, and now you’re mine.” Rancid breath fans against my face, and my stomach churns. I’m close to vomiting, and hopefully, it will be on this guy’s face. Struggling against the man’s grasp, I try to inch away as much as the restraints allow me to.
“He will come for m—” I whisper, only to have my words cut off by Tony tightening his grip around my throat.
“Then let him come. I’ll kill him for taking what was supposed to be mine.” A cruel vile grin pulls at his lips, “I’m guessing he already fucked you?”
“I’m not yours,” I manage to wheeze out.
“I will show you otherwise. When I’m done with you, you will kneel in front of me every day, begging to suck my cock. You will call me master and you won’t just like it, you’ll love it. Maybe I should give you a taste right now? See how good my dick fills your mouth…” Excitement swirls in his eyes as he starts to unbutton his pants with his free hand while keeping his grip on my throat with his other.
“No, please, don’t…” Tears spring from my eyes and trail down my cold cheeks. Tony doesn’t stop though, my tears and fear only encourage him more. Just as his penis comes into view, I squeeze my lids closed. This can’t be happening. I can’t breathe. I can’t think. Curling inward on myself, I let my mind drift away.
“Open your eyes, bitch. I want you to see who’s fucking your mouth.” He gives me a shake, but I don’t listen. If he’s going to do this, he’s not getting my cooperation, he’ll have to kill me first. All I do is squeeze my eyes shut tighter.
Then, just when I’m about to give up hope, all hell breaks loose. One second, Tony has his hand wrapped around my throat, and the next, the sound of guns firing off in the distance fills the room.
“Looks like it’s show-time, baby.” Tony grins and licks a tear from my cheek before sinking his fingers into my hair. He tugs, and my scalp screams as pain lances across it. “Now, you get to watch your boyfriend die…”
The door to the room I’m in is kicked open, and I shiver at the image of the man before me. Huge, angry, and fierce-looking.Miles…he came for me.
13
MILES
Walking into the room, I’m not sure what to expect. I’ve killed three men with my bare hands, and another ten with my gun. Tony did one thing right, he knew he’d need an army to try and stop me from getting to her.
When I find Rose tied to a chair, Tony’s hand fisted in her hair, I almost lose it. Her eyes are red and puffy, and tears cascade down her beautiful face. I’m going to kill him, but not before I break every fucking bone in his body.
How dare he touch her? Hurt her?
“You’re going to die for this,” I say through gritted teeth, raising my gun to his chest. I’m not aiming to kill, no, he is going to die slowly, feeling every single thing. Pulling the trigger on the gun, I hit his right shoulder. His features fill with shock like he wasn’t expecting me to shoot him.Stupid fucker.
A soon as he releases his hold on Rose, a scream rips from her throat. “No!” she yells, and I don’t understand why at first.
Everything happens so fast after that, I can barely keep up. I’m so consumed by making sure she’s okay, that I don’t notice anyone else coming into the room. A second shot is fired, thesound echoing through the small space, and a burning pain rips through my arm. A third shot hits Tony right between the eyes, and I watch his wide eyes go blank as life leaves his body.
