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"Well, I figure I've tortured you enough with your curiosity. I know how much you hate being in the dark, Sky so I'll just say Valentina told me what you've been thinking about and I took the initiative." Rome parks the car and hops out before I can ask more.
What the fuck did that even mean? Took the initiative? Slowly, I slide out of the back seat, curiosity getting the better of me. I hate places like this. The dust and bugs. Let alone the fact that there are so many places to hide and all the broken windows and rust and who knows what else is in these buildings. Nah, too many mafia books run through my mind. It's a good thing I trust my boss or I wouldn't even get out of the car.
"Knox," I whisper, grabbing his arm. My fear got the better of me when he opened the single warehouse door and it was pitch black inside. I really don't like this.
"It's fine, I promise." He taps my hand and pulls me along behind him. The door bangs shut behind us and at the same time, bright lights come on revealing a large open warehouse. In the middle of the room is a single metal chair with a male sitting on it, his head hanging as his chest is tied to the back with his arms behind him. I'm sure that's an extremely uncomfortable position. Behind him stand two males that I've never seen before. Both are dressed in black jeans and T-shirts and have a gruff look to them.
"Has he said anything?" Knox questions as we get closer.
"Not a peep. Fucker, did piss himself though," a deep voice answers from the male on the right. I take a closer look at him and realize something about him is familiar.
Turning to Knox I give him a questioning look. I don't want to speak my thoughts aloud and it be the wrong thing to say. No, I'm going to let Knox take the lead while I try to see if my guess on who the two dark-brooding men standing in front of me are. I'm tempted to believe that they are members of the Chaos Brotherhood motorcycle club but they are a little far from home if it is. I remember correctly, Knox's little sister is dating, maybe married, to the President of the motorcycle club. They helped Trevor out when he was saving his wife and daughter from his wife's asshole of a brother just a few months ago. It doesn't make sense though why Knox would call them in to help when we have plenty of security guys that can do the job for us. It's not like we run some small security firm that we need to hire out to get bodies. We have branches of the company all across the world. I thought it was just a fluke that the Brotherhood had been called in to help Trevor. They needed to fight on the wrong side of the law to take down Robert Delcoure. This assignment was supposed to stay on the right side of the law though so why now?
"Thanks for getting him here, Keys. Tell my sister I said hello and I'll stop by for a visit as soon as I can," Knox answers and nods to the other guy.
So, I was right. They do belong to the Chaos Brotherhood. Well, fuck. Whatever Knox has in mind isn't going to be pretty if he calls them in to bring this guy to us. Which, speaking of, who the hell is the guy who's tied up? With his position, it's too hard to really tell. The guy's grayish-white long greasy hair is covering too much of his face, and the chair they have him in is almost too small for his body. I don't mean it cuz the guy has muscles, no this man is chubby and probably hasn't worked out a day in his life.
"Freddy, my man," Knox calls out, squatting down to get eye level with the man. Ah, so that's who the guy is. I should have recognized him but every time I see him his hair is pulled back out of his face. Looking at him now he looks like a guy whose luck has run out in this world. A part of that gives me relief knowing he's paying for the gross shit he's done. A small part of me almost feels bad, almost.
"I told you already. I don't know shit," Freddy groans with a hoarse voice. Stepping closer I can see the black eye he's starting to sport. Guess he didn't go with the guys without a fight. In my opinion, he deserves more than a black eye but I'll let Knox handle that.
"Ah, but see I don't believe you," Knox chuckles, pulling a switchblade out of his back pocket. "Now, you can either start answering our questions or I can force you." I watch as Knox runs the open blade up the top of Freddy's leg before pausing near his stomach. "I would much prefer the easy way. I don't like having to clean up blood, and we already have to clean up your piss since you couldn't hold it."
There's a darkness in Knox's tone that I've never heard before. I knew he was in the military and had seen and done some shit. So torture and interrogation shouldn't surprise me, however seeing that side of him now, when all I've known him as is the overprotective boss is a tad bit alarming. It forces me to take a step back and causes me to bump into Valentina who places a steadying hand on my shoulder.
"If this gets to be too much for you, tell me and we will step outside," my friend whispers in my ear. I almost didn't hear her over Freddy’s crying.
"What do you want to know?" Freddy howls, right after Knox stabs him in the top of his thigh.
"I want to know why you have been stalking Sky?" my boss questions.
"I told you I haven't been," Freddy groans with an answer. "I swear to you. I've just been trying to look out for her."
"Look out for her?" Knox chuckles darkly. Oh no, that was the wrong answer. Knox knows exactly what Freddy did to me a few years ago. "Now, that's a straight-up lie." He pulls the knife out and stabs it directly into his other thigh. "You sexually harassed her multiple times when she was first with the band. Touching and groping her when she and the others told you to stop several times. Even after she left you didn't stop preying on the females who worked the tour. Weren't you charged with sexual assault?"
"She wanted it, man!" Freddy shouts, trying to thrash in his chair. I'm almost positive that if he keeps it up the chair is going to collapse under his weight. "Those charges were bullshit, that female asked me to touch her, to fuck her. Sky did the same. She's a little whore and always has been!"
Without a second thought, I run forward and swing my fist hitting him in the nose. Blood gushes out as he starts to howl in pain once more. "You son of a bitch!" I shout, anger running through me. "I never once fucking asked for you to touch me! I told you to stop multiple times. My boyfriends told you to stop multiple times. You never fucking would! The label should have fired you!"
"They would never. My dear ol' brother owns the label," Freddy replies, starting to chuckle maniacally. "I'm untouchable and all of you are going to pay for this."
Stumbling back I trip and fall on my ass. His brother owns the label? Shit. Fuck. What have we done? No wonder he's gotten away with everything. This is unreal. Shaking my head, tears start to fall as I realize just how screwed we are. The label has powerful attorneys. I would know. It was hell trying to get out and I only did it thanks to Sebastian's parents. They saved me, even if it cost me everything.
"You realized how fucked you are, didn't you?" Freddy questions, forcing me to bring my eyes to him. "You and your little friends are going to rot in jail for the rest of your lives."
Knox's fist comes flying from the right, hitting Freddy in the side of the face. His head snaps to the side, and he falls to the floor, hitting his head hard enough to make him bleed even more. "You have no right to threaten her. Better yet, never fucking speak to her again."
"Knox," I mumble, my fear taking hold of me. Somehow he heard me over Freddy's bitching and moaning as he kneels down in front of me and gathers me into his arms.
"Everything will be fine, Sky. Freddy and his brother aren't ever going to touch you or anyone. Don't worry," Knox smiles, and holds me tighter against him. "You don't need to stay here for this though if it's too much. I thought you'd like to get some answers and closure but if it's too much then Valentina can take you back to the hotel. Rome and I can finish up and get the answers."
I'm quiet for a moment while I think about his offer. I don't exactly want to watch Freddy get tortured more and I'm terrified of the blowback all of this will have. At the same time though, I want to see him pay. For me, for the poor girl he assaulted, and all the others he has victimized over his lifetime. No, he deserves to be tortured, deserves to pay for the hell he's unleashed on the world with his evil. With my decision made, I shake my head no. "I'm staying. I want to see him pay, and we need answers."
"Okay," Knox nods before setting me on my feet again next to Valentina once more. "I'll make this quick. Rome, come help me."
I watch as both men walk to where Freddy is laying, and hoist his chair up once more. "Laugh all you want, but you aren't leaving his warehouse alive despite your threats. It's clear you haven't cleaned up your act and I'm going to make sure your vilenous doesn't leave this warehouse. If you haven't been stalking Sky, then who has? Who killed Ezra and demanded Sky return?"
"You think I fucking know? I've never killed anyone. It ain't my cup of tea," Freddy answers, his eyes wide with the threat knowing he isn't leaving here alive.
