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“I picture you all kinds of ways.”
“Fuck you.”
He leaned back in his seat and grabbed his dick through his pants. “Be my guest.”
I flicked open the knife I’d stashed in my palm, my lips spreading into a smile. “Gladly.”
He rolled his eyes and straightened in his seat. “Psycho.”
I pointed toward the street with the knife. A little laugh tumbled from my lips and ended with a sigh. “Drive.”
I always dreaded this trip. Always felt sick over it.
The drive wasn’t long, but tonight it felt like it took seconds.
Because tonight, I didn’t have enough.
I’d been spending my nights with Kieran instead of with clients. But if I hadn’t been waiting for the pickup tonight, AJ would’ve come hunting for me instead. He’d done it before. More times than I wanted to remember. Coming to him shorthanded was the lesser of two evils.
And while I wanted those nights with Kieran again and again, I wished I hadn’t been so stupid with my time.
I got out of the car on shaking legs, but I kept my head held high as I walked into the warehouse.
Long ago I’d been afraid of this place.
Of the seclusion. Of the ropes and chains and shackles that waited inside for AJ and his men to use for torture or pleasure. Of the beds sometimes occupied by couples or passed-out addicts.
But I knew better now. The only thing to fear was AJ.
And I hated that I was afraid of him at all.
Hated that he had so much control over my life.
As soon as I was inside, my bag was taken from me and I was patted down by a new guy.
Groped.
His hand dipped in my shirt, caressing when he pulled my knife from my bra.
I stood still, trying not to scream.
I stomped on the man’s foot when his hand grabbed between my thighs, my wild laugh echoing in the building when he shoved me forward in response.
“Where is she?”
I looked up at the furious question, my skin crawling having him so close to me.
The fear that clung to my spine.
My every nightmare.
AJ.
Tilting my head to the side, I smirked. “Who?”
“Don’t play with me, Jess. Haven’t seen her in days. Then again, haven’t seen you either.” He reached out to touch my hair. I forced myself not to move. Forced the bile back down. “Thought y’all might’ve skipped town on us.”
“On you? Never.” I lifted my hand to study my nails. “She’s just been sick.”
