“What are you doing?”I whisper as the door bangs against the nightstand.
He gives me a cocky grin and pulls out a little black case.He pulls his phone out of his pocket.When he lifts my sweater, I gasp in surprise, but he tucks both into my bra before pulling my sweater down.
The door shoves against the nightstand and we both surge to our feet.Finn pauses and puts his hand to his head.He sways slightly.
“Your Lurch hits hard, flower.”He backs us both up.
There’s nowhere he can hide.They’re going to take him, and then I won’t know what they’re doing to him or where they’re keeping him.
“Finn.”My voice is panicked.“What are we going to do?”
He turns and cups my cheeks as the nightstand shoves a little more into the room.His green eyes hold mine and he smiles.
“We’re going to remain calm.Lurch is going to make it in here, and he’ll probably have help.They’ll check to see if I have anything on me.They may take me with them.It’s possible they’ll return me to you or hold me separately.”
I grab his wrists like I don’t want to let him go.He presses his forehead against mine.
“I’ll be back.”He draws in a deep breath.“They won’t hurt me.My family is too powerful and Peter knows that.If they did anything to me, it would start a war they won’t be able to win.My family would decimate them.”
My eyes widen.I don’t know Finn’s family at all.I’ve never even met them at functions.There have been whispers, but when I mentioned it to Tom, he laughed about it.
“I’m bulletproof, flower.”Finn gives me a crooked smile.“If I can, I’ll convince him to let me stay with you, if only to keep you from tearing apart this room.”
He kisses me, and I can taste his desperation.When the door crashes open, we pull apart.I wrap my arms around him as he steps in front of me.
“Hey, guys.Did you know you have my girlfriend in here?”
Lurch and the uptight older gentleman from the dining room stand there breathing a little heavy.Lurch whips out a metal baton, and it extends to its full length.He is not using that on Finn.
I step in front of Finn.“No.”
“Sara,” Finn says softly.
Lurch pauses and doesn’t come closer.The older guy watches me like he’s trying to determine something.
“If you hurt him…” Fuck, I look around.What do I have that will actually make a difference?I can’t exactly hurt them with the broken light bulb.It pretty much crumbled into dust when I tried to cut the sheet.Tears fill my eyes.“Please.”The word bursts out of me.“Please don’t hurt him.”
Finn kisses my shoulder as his arms wrap around me to pull me back into him.I put my hands over his and wish I was strong enough to keep him from them.To make a difference.
The older gentleman steps in front of Lurch and holds his hand out to him to back up.I lift my teary gaze to his steady brown eyes.For a moment, I feel a connection like he can really see me, and there’s also a little bit of pity in those eyes.
He lifts his gaze to Finn.“Mr.Lawson, Mr.Sokolov would like to speak to you.”
Squeezing my eyes tight, I hold on to Finn’s hands.I can’t let him go.I won’t.
“Ms.Morris, I’ll bring him back to you,” the man says, touching my hand.
I open my eyes and search his.I release my breath.
“It’s okay, flower.It’ll be okay.”Finn’s fingers slide out from beneath mine and he kisses my temple before he steps away.Our eyes meet and hold for a second.
His cocky smile slides back in place.“So, boys, what do you need me to do?”
He holds his hands up.I stand strong behind him, ready to crumble but unwilling to show my weakness any more than I have.
“Hands on the wall, feet apart.”Lurch pockets his collapsible baton and steps forward.
A tear slips down my cheek as they pat him down.It doesn’t take long since he’s not wearing a shirt.
