“Hmmmm,” he moans, “sweet, oh, so sweet.” His tongue licks the outer shell of my ear and I want to pull away, but the grip he has on my hair is too tight; if I were to move, he’d pull my hair out by the root.
“I’m going to fuck you, be the first,” he whispers.
“Too late,” I tell him and brace myself.
He pulls my hair so that my head tilts back. His eyes dark with fury and his nostrils flare. “What the fuck does that mean?” His other hand moves to my cheeks and squeezes tight. “I asked you a question. What the hell did you mean by that comment?”
I can’t answer him, he has my mouth shut by the grip he has on my face.
“You had sex? Let me guess, that fucking brute you’re living with?” I manage to nod, and the fury he had in his eyes unleashes as he lets go of my face, only to viciously backhand me. I’m unable to keep my balance and fall to the floor.
Blood fills my mouth, the metallic taste makes it way down my throat as I try to swallow.
“You’ve ruined everything, you fucking stupid bitch.” He kicks me and I cry out as his foot connects with my ribs. “I waited three fucking years for you. You were supposed to be untouched. Ready for me to make you mine.”
I can’t help the bitter laugh that escapes me. “You were duped from the get go. Talia’s been having her way with me since then.”
Another swift kick to my torso has me curling up in hopes of protecting myself. “Liar!” He roars, but I can hear the doubt in his voice.
“It’s true,” I tell him, “Since I was fifteen, she would climb into my bed and do whatever the fuck she wanted. Why the hell do you think she’s in prison?”
He reaches for me again, this time, grabbing my arm and pulling me to my feet. I’m in so much pain that I’m finding it hard to stay standing. “She stole money from you.”
“Yes, but that’s not why John went for her. She abused me, mentally, physically, and sexually for over two years. John wanted revenge and he got it in the only way he could.”
“Fuck!” He roars and I see the change in his face, if I thought he was a monster before, nothing compares to the murderous look in his eyes now.
He throws me to the floor once again and clicks his fingers. I swallow back the fear and say a prayer as the men in the room smile as they walk toward Lance and I.
Please, John, please find us.
Twenty-Two
John
“Find me that fucking van!” I roar at Zeke.
I have never been as afraid as I am at this moment. I’ve been in some of the shittiest positions in my life, watched men I considered my brothers die, yet nothing compares to this feeling right now.
The fear in my mother’s voice as she screamed for Reli is something that I’ll never forget. Thankfully she managed to recite the tag plates and Zeke’s been trying to find it for the past twenty minutes. I’m about to lose my damn mind. It shouldn’t take this fucking long. This should never have happened.
My cell rings and I glance at it in my hand and see that it’s Talin calling. “How is she?” I ask immediately, he went to get mom from the mall. Dad wanted to go, but Talin was closer. Right now, we need her here so we can keep her close and safe.
“She’s shaken, but she’s okay. She’s ready to go on a damn rampage though. She’s out for blood.” The relief in his voice eases me slightly.
“We all are. Once Zeke has information for me, we’ll get them back.” I tell him but the longer we’re waiting the more I’m close to losing the last ounce of control I have left.
They managed to somehow overpower Lance, that’s not a small feat. The man is trained in Jiu Jitsu, one of the most deadliest martial arts there is. For him to be taken tells me that there was either more than one or the bastard that took him is built like a tank.
I’m not thinking the worst, not just yet anyway.
“Boss.” I turn when Zeke calls me, “I found them.”
I’m moving before he even finishes the sentence. “Where?”
“It’s Havers, boss; he’s got them,” Zeke says and I see the fear on his face. This is why we don’t get involved with clients; it causes our judgment to warp. We get attached and our emotions become involved.
But Reli isn’t a client. She’s the love of my fucking life and I’m going to kill that motherfucker if he’s laid one finger on her.