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“Bitch.” A shocked scream tore from my chest as pain exploded on my scalp. Craig fisted my hair, wrenching me back until the chair smacked the ground.
The vibrations rattled my bones. I didn’t have time to brace as his boot slammed into my stomach. I coughed as I struggled to breathe. Panic and dread made it impossible to pull oxygen into my lungs. Or maybe it was the pain radiating from every nerve ending.
When I opened my eyes, I was staring straight at the lifeless gaze of the man Aaron had killed. I was seeing my future.
“Let your boyfriend fucking come.” He said as he kicked me again so hard the chair lifted from the ground. The metal cuffs at my wrist popped open as it smacked the floor. “I’m sick of this stupid feud my brother’s been having with them. I’m ready to end it.”
“Stop!” Violet screamed at the same time I mumbled. “Asshole.”
Craig grabbed a fistful of my shirt, dragging me from the floor. The fabric tore as my toes skimmed the concrete. My legs swung, but I couldn’t connect with anything.
“I’m going to enjoy watching you break as I murder him in front of you. Maybe I’ll keep him alive. He can watch you get fucked into submission.” My chest constricted. My organs seemed to squeeze and quit working. Terror pulsed through my body. “I know we’ll make you beg. But do you think he’ll plead for us to stop? Will we break him too?”
My teeth clacked together because I was afraid he was right. That if I opened my mouth, I’d beg for mercy. But staring into his cold dark eyes, I knew I wouldn’t get it. Just like all his other victims hadn’t.
“Tell her violet.” Aaron grunted, pushing to stand again. “Tell her what our clients do.”
It was fucking sick how they kept bringing her into this. Torturing her. If they could treat their own flesh and blood like that, what would they do to me?
“Please.” She whimpered. Her voice cracking. “You don’t have to do this, please. I know you. This isn’t who you are.”
Craig sneered. “Oh, dear naïve sister. You’re about to see who we really are.”
My ankle cracked as he threw me to the ground. It was so fast I didn’t have a moment to brace myself. My ass hit next, and I knew it would hurt to sit for weeks. If I made it out of here.
The sudden drop jarred my insides. The agony echoed in every inch of my body as I tried to crawl away from them. But there was nowhere to go. My spine slammed into the cage as they stared down at me with amusement on their faces.
“Who’s working today?” Craig asked his brother, but his eyes never left me. “Actually, bring everyone in. I want her broken before he can even find us. Her violated corpse will be a nice gift for them.”
Fear like I’d never felt before soaked into my veins. Coated my body as I pictured it. Poor, loving Nathan finding me beaten and raped. Sweet Violet having to watch it all. Knowing she would be next.
The terror was so thick it made my mind fuzzy, as if my blood couldn’t pump hard enough to get there. It weighed down my lungs until they wouldn’t expand. Penetrated my limbs until I couldn’t lift them.
“Fun.” Aaron chuckled, but as he turned to the door, gunshots rang out.
It was the sweetest sound I’d ever heard.
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Lark
“Fuck.” Aaron grabbed the gun from his waistband and ran from the room.
“Guess we’ll have to play later.” Craig smirked as he gripped my hair again.
My feet fumbled on the concrete as he yanked me towards the cage. He slammed the door before turning to rush into the hall. His mistake was not waiting until it clicked shut.
I shoved my heel in between the metal before it could lock. I prayed he didn’t look back, but a second later, he was gone. Elation flooded my veins as I pushed the cage open. The relief I felt made me dizzy.
But there was no time to waste. I had no idea who was here. Nathan or someone else. And if it was him, I needed to get out there. Needed him to know I was safe before he was hurt.
If he was killed because of me, I wouldn’t be able to live with the guilt. Not again. Not when I loved him.
My heart jerked violently. I loved him.
Fuck.
And I’d realized it too late.
