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My heart pounded against my chest as I tried to make my way over to the SUV as fast as I could, praying this would be over soon. My vision tunneled, seeing nothing but red the closer I got to the vehicle.
How could I allow this to happen? In my own home…
The guilt surged to the point of searing pain as the doors flew open, we jumped in, and Jonathan slammed on the gas. Getting us the hell out of there.
I sat Paige next to me, frozen solid. She wasn’t moving, she was barely breathing.
“Hey.” I placed her in my lap, grabbing her face, “Paige, look at me.”
Her mouth parted, meeting my intense gaze.
“You’re okay. We’re okay. All right?”
She didn’t say a word.
“Blink your eyes if you understand what I’m saying?”
She did.
“Fuck!” I yelled, clutching her into my chest for dear life.
My heart and mind raged war with each other. I never wanted to hurt someone as much as I did in that moment.
Not hurt.
Fucking kill.
I desperately tried to keep it together.
For her.
Only for her.
Instead, I carried her out of the SUV once we were parked in the back of a hotel. I didn’t know where to go, what to do. This was the only place I could think of when my mind was racing as fast as my heart was.
No place was truly safe.
He knew our every move.
What the fuck?
I experienced turmoil and agony. I couldn’t break. I had to stay strong. It was my role in all this.
I laid her down on the couch of the suite. We stayed there like that for as long as I could until I had to know what the guards knew.
When she felt me stand, she immediately grabbed hold of my arms, begging, “Please don’t go.”
I crouched down in front of her. “I’m just going in the kitchen, Paige. I’ll be right back.”
She whimpered, her lip curling into a sob.
“I know you’re scared, but I can’t help you if I don’t know what they do.” I kissed her hands. “I need you to be my brave girl, okay? Can you do that for me?”
Tears rimmed her eyes and she let go, taking a deep solid breath. I nodded for Miss April to tend to her. Grateful she was there with us. I made my way over to the guards, who were still trying to piece it themselves.
They were waiting for the video footage Charlie was obtaining.
After we debriefed, Miss April stated, “I gave her a sedative. She fell asleep on the couch.”
