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He looked so fucking hot, I swear I was close to panting!
But as for the other girl, in the end, all I managed was a gestured nod in her direction, something she returned with a grin, as we were both carried to different vehicles. It also looked like a lot of people were being arrested, as others were clearly fleeing the scene while they still could. Expensive cars were flying out of there as if someone had let off a gun at the starting line.
“Did you find that fuck?!” Ryker barked out the second Vander walked over.
Vander looked over his shoulder at the sight of one man being dragged out and about to be thrown into a van.
“No, turns out Gastin wasn’t even there but had another in his place ready to receive the payment. Information we learned too late as he also escaped,” Vander replied, making Ryker grit his teeth.
“Tell me I have someone to kill,” he growled, making me flinch. He noticed this and instantly looked guilty, before cooing down at me,
“Easy, sweetheart, I will try and cool my anger.”
“The raid was successful enough that we have a few we can hold responsible, the bigger players, however, weren’t in attendance,” Vander told him, making his jaw harden before offering his own opinion and giving me a little bit more insight to what they were talking about.
“They most likely knew it was too risky, especially with how quickly they threw this one together.”
“I agree,” Vander said while looking back on the commotion of people involved still being rounded up. So, I decided to speak up.
“Erm, if it helps, I trapped one of them in the morgue when I was trying to escape.” At this Vander laughed and commented,
“Of course, you did, Girl Scout.”
Ryker smirked down at me before jerking his head for his friend to silently give us a minute. Vander grinned at us both before walking away and leaving us to talk. Ryker then carried me over to one of the cars that had its doors open ready and as he placed me down, I quickly told him,
“I didn’t run… I promise that whatever you found that made it look like I had, it wasn’t me and I know I freaked out when you told me what… what you are, but I didn’t…” At this he pulled me in for a hug and cradled my head to his chest.
“Ssshh now, I know… I know it wasn’t you, sweetheart.”
I choked back a sob, nodding into his chest where he held me, stroking a gentle hand down the back of my head.
“I thought you would see the sheets from the window and think I had done another runner,” I admitted because this had been one of my biggest fears… well, other than drowning that was.
“I wouldn’t have left you,” I told him as he now ran that soothing hand up and down my back, making me soak up his touch like a soothing balm to my soul.
“I cannot tell you how much that means to me to hear, Evie, but despite that being my initial worry, I soon discovered the truth. She will be punished… I promise you this,” he said, confirming with this last part that he did in fact know who was responsible. He pulled back then and cupped my cheeks, asking me,
“Are you alright… are you hurt anywhere… did they…?” He never finished, as I covered his hands with my own and told him,
“I’m okay, you got to me in time.”
“I didn’t think I would. The auction started sooner than our intel believed it would and you were supposed to be the last two sold. We were just getting our people in place when we overheard the announcement and knew we had to act. Hence why people were allowed to escape.” It was nice to know that the most important thing to him and his friend Wrath had been saving us. This despite it being apparent that catching these guys had been a big thing for him.
“I’m sorry they got away,” I told him, making him scoff, and confirming what I already knew.
“I’m not, not if it means getting you back unharmed… now please tell me that I am right, that they didn’t harm you?” he asked, dipping his head to my height so he could assess for himself if I was harmed or not.
“Nothing more than a few bruises and a few restless nights’ sleep to come I imagine.” At this he growled lower before, pulling me to him, gently cupping the back of my head once more.
“It never should have happened. I am there to protect you and so far, I have been the cause of…”
“No, please, Ryker, don’t blame yourself for this,” I told him, quickly interrupting his self-blame and looking up at him with what I imagined were big, pleading eyes. It was a look he couldn’t seem to deny. Because he soon lowered his lips to mine, kissing me until the force of it transferred to his hands. And unfortunately, with it came an unavoidable flinch as he touched the lump on my head.
“Evie?”
“I… I got hit on the head,” I admitted, making him growl,
“Fuck!”
