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Not like I’m just going to lie here and wait, I scold the voice before I start to scoot myself across the floor, counting on the sharp bits of the radiator to assist me.
I’m about halfway across when I hear footsteps coming down the hall and my eyes widen. Despite the futility, I scramble forward as quickly as I can, worming my way toward my hopeful freedom.
I don’t even stop when Neil opens the door, looking down at me with amusement. I freeze in the middle of the floor, our eyes on one another.
“Well, that was stupid,” is all he says as he slams the door behind him, making his way to his chair. Twisted as I am, I can’t see him, and shivers roll up my spine at the thought of his eyes on me.
I know I have no power here, and that terrifies me more than anything.
Every hair on my body is standing on end. The silence from behind me only adds to the fear.
“What the fuck were you doing?” he asks. “I mean, I thought the dumb shit was an act, but damn, girl, that was fucking dumb. We might have let you go with smack on the ass, but you had to go and stab James.”
I hear footsteps as he comes around and crouches in front of me. Cocking his head to the side, he raises a brow.
“Keep your fucking mouth shut,” he warns before popping the gag out of my mouth. I spit and sputter, trying to alleviate the dryness.
“So, what is it? What’s the grand fucking story?”
“Fuck you,” I rasp. Neil chuckles and leans into my face.
“No, princess, I think it’s going to be you getting fucked,” he says with a quiet voice. Tendrils of fear creep further up my spine.
“Hello?” A voice shouts from downstairs and my eyes shoot open.
I know that voice.
“Fuck,” Neil says, pulling a pistol out of the waistband of his pants and pointing it vaguely in my direction. “Keep your fucking mouth shut,” he says again.
I narrow my eyes at him and open my mouth to scream. A boot comes out and hits me in the side. My breath rushes out. I gag from the pain but manage to keep the bile down. The gag is back around my head and in my mouth before I can try again.
“Shut up, or I’ll permanently make you shut up, got it?”
If looks could kill, I’m pretty sure he’d be on fire right now. He smirks as he stands.
“Good girl.”
The endearment doesn’t make me warm and fuzzy like when Kill says it. Actually, it makes me feel particularly stabby.
Not much stabbing opportunity here, the stupid voice says as Neil shuts the door behind him.
“Kill, what are you doing here? Club’s closed,” I hear Neil say, his voice getting quieter as he heads away from his office.
I can’t hear the response, but by the sound of Neil’s voice, I’d guess he was on the stairs.
“I told you, I haven’t seen her. Club’s closed, so get the fuck out of here,”” Neil continues after a few moments, and my heart sinks further.
Don’t do anything stupid, I will him.
I may not be a great person, but I couldn’t live with myself if he got hurt or, god forbid, killed for this shit. Not that I guess I’ll have to live with myself much longer, anyway.
Shut up! I tell the negative voice in my head.
The heavy front doors close a minute later, and I feel myself deflate. My head drops to the ground.
Even though I don’t want Killian to risk himself for me, I know what this means.
I am well and truly alone and once again in a den of snakes waiting to consume me.
