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“You’re ungrateful,” he muttered.
“You’re insane.”
“You met a guy online that you don’t know shit about, went on a date, and I’m insane?”
“You kidnapped him, beat him up, and are now holding me hostage, so yes.” I glared his way again. “But wait, how do you know I met him online?”
“Because that’s what he does or rather has been doing to fund his expenses while he’s dodging his pending court cases.”
“Court cases?” I choked out. “What did Chris do?”
“First of all his name isn’t Chris. It’s Derrick Jordan and he’s been setting up women like you for years. Set up the wrong one though. One who has a lot of money and connections so he’s currently facing felony charges for fraud and theft. They let him out on bail but he didn’t show up for his hearing two weeks ago.”
“How do you know all this?”
“It’s what I do. I track down pieces of shit like him.”
“You’re a bounty hunter.”
He nodded, amusement dancing in his eyes. I would guess that amusement was because of how incredibly stupid I felt which would have been easy for him to pick up on.
“Can I have my wallet? I’d like to go home please.”
“I’ll take you.”
“You have a man in your trunk. No thank you.”
“A man who’s legally in my possession. No one gives a fuck about him being in the trunk. Let me take you home.”
“I…” My eyes did a slow drag up to his and I shook my head. “No thank you. I’ll schedule a ride.”
“Thirty-four twelve Crescent Pointe Trace. Keiris Dorian. I know your name and where you live…”
“Are you threatening me?”
He barked a laugh and shook his head. “I don’t have a reason to threaten you, Keiris. I could see you doing the whole, ‘I don’t want him to know where I live thing’ in your head. I was just letting you know it’s pointless. I know where you live. I know your name. Let me take you home. You’ve had a rough night.”
“Yeah I did.” My glare was on him again and he ignored me, starting his car and tossing my wallet into my lap.
“I didn’t say yes.” I watched as he yanked off the hate that covered his head exposing freshly cut hair which house a swirl of low waves. The beard that covered his face, matched the color and texture, both appeared as if he spent time grooming them on a regular basis.
His skin was tempting and rich like a Hershey bar which had my teeth aching because, well damn…
He didn’t respond and instead began navigating from the alley behind the restaurant where my disastrous evening had begun. We drove in silence until I couldn’t take it anymore and I began asking questions. It was only right since he was unwillingly kidnapping me by offering a ride home after the worst date in history. I watched each street, turn, and landmark to make sure we were indeed heading toward my house. But oddly enough I trusted this guy. I also had horrible taste in men so there was that.
“What’s your real name?”
He didn’t respond. I stared at his profile, enjoying the view. He was attractive and he smelled good. I smelled him all throughout his car.
“I know Trouble can’t be your real name. No mother would name her son that.”
“Maybe mine did.” He glanced at me and I wanted to smile because the guy was too good looking for his own good. Too handsome to be a kidnapper named Trouble.
“Did she?”
He glanced at me again but didn’t respond. He didn’t say another word for the rest of the trip so I decided to cut my losses, let this man take me home, and forget the night ever happened.
ChapterTwo
