“Look.” He held his hands up. “It’s a long story and I probably shouldn’t be saying anything.”
“Yeah?” I chuckled, the sound sinister to my own ears. “You’re gonna fuckin’ explain yourself, right now.”
He huffed and leaned back in his chair, gripping his hair and groaning. “He’s undercover. Only a few people know about him.”
“And?”
“If I reach out to him,” he said, his face going pale. “I’ll owe him big time.”
“Wait. Let me get this fuckin’ straight. You haven’t asked this person for help, because you’ll owe him?” I raised my brows in disbelief. I couldn’t believe he’d done this. Out of all the people that want to find Kay, I thought he’d be the first person to sacrifice anything and everything.
“Fuck, Ty.” He stood up, matching me in height and size. “You have no fuckin’ idea what they make us do over there. I wanted out but if I do this I won’t be out, I’ll be in deep.”
“The fuck you talking about?”
“I’ve said too much,” he murmured. “Just…Forget I said anything,” he said, shaking his head and pulling his cell out.
“Wait. What are you talking about?”
Ignoring me, he walked off and left me staring at his back.
I stood and waited for him to come back, determined to know just what he had been talking about and what he was getting himself in for.
I opened my mouth as he came through the door, but before I could get a word out, he said, “don’t.” The warning in his voice clear.
“Corey…”
“I already said too much and I didn’t want to make this guy aware that I had family. He’ll use them against me.”
“What fuck are you in with, Corey?”
“Man, if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me. But if this is the only way that we can get Kay back, then I’m willing to sacrifice my future. It’s killing me not knowing where she is.” He raised his brows at me. “And I know it’s killing you too. I can see it every time I look at your face.”
He was right but the look in his eyes frightened me. Whatever he had just got himself into wasn’t good and I knew Kay wouldn’t like this, she wouldn’t want him to do this.
Me? I was worried about him, but the fact of the matter was, Kay needed to be out of wherever she was. And quick.
Max dragged me down the hallway, his fingers biting into my skin. Another bruise to add to the collection that he’d already given me. I took in all of my surroundings, making sure I remembered certain marks on the walls.
Several doors lined the hallway, all exactly the same as the one to our room. My mind was spinning, were there girls in those rooms too? I couldn’t hear anything but that didn’t mean they weren’t in there.
My whole body screamed in pain the longer we walked, my feet hurt from the floor, my ribs made it hard to breathe and my head was spinning. But I wouldn’t let myself show how much pain I was in. I wouldn’t look weak in front of Max. Not anymore.
“Keep up,” he growled, walking faster.
I kept my mouth shut this time. I’d gotten what I wanted, out of that room. All I needed to do was figure out the layout of the building and find possible escape routes. I wasn’t going to wait for someone to come and rescue us, I needed to rescue myself and take the girls with me.
I had no doubt that Ty was looking for me but that didn’t mean I could rely on him to come and save me.
We went through a set of doors after the brute swiped a card in the reader. So I needed a card to get through these doors, I filed that away, already figuring out how to get one as I watched which pocket he put it in. The whoosh of the doors sent a blast of cold air over me. Shivering, I wrapped an arm around my middle, gritting my teeth when my ribs screamed in pain again.
My feet hurt as we walked on the jagged concrete floor, each step scraping against the already open wounds. I longed for a pair of shoes, especially my boots. I loved those boots, they were the one thing that Ty had got for me before we were even together, plus, they were the most comfortable boots I’d ever worn.
We came to another door, this one different from the others. It’s color a deep red and had no peeling paint, in fact, it looked like it had been painted recently.
“Stay there,” Max growled and pushed me up against the wall. I kept my face level with his, I wouldn’t look down, I wouldn’t show him one millimeter of weakness.
He nodded at the brute and pushed through the door. I moved my eyes to the brute, giving him the same look that I’d given Max. Men like this got off on making a woman submit. Having once been one of those women, I swore that I’d never submit to anyone ever again.