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"Eat," Sal says. "You are going to need the energy."
He is right. I will need the energy for when Vlad gets here, but I can't bring myself to eat it. My stomach turns at even the smell of it. I can't eat it. I don't want it. I stand up and push the chair back. I run from the room and into the living room. I need to be alone. I need to escape. I need to get out of here. I run and climb the stairs and then run into the bedroom. I lock the door and hide under the bed. I know it won't stop them or keep me safe. But it's all I have right now.
Chapter 33
Rose
Ipullablanketfrom the bed and yank it under with me as I close my eyes. I don't want to sleep, but I can't seem to help it. I try to keep my mind blank, but the moment I close my eyes, I am assaulted by the memories of everything they have done to me. I just want this to be over. I want to go home.
I must have fallen asleep because the next time I open my eyes, it is dark outside. I can hear men laughing downstairs and I can hear them moving around. I cover my head with the blanket and just stay under the bed. I don't know where Vlad is. I don't know if he is coming or not. I don't know if he can save me.
No, I know he will come for me. I have to have faith in him. I know he will show up. I have to have a little faith. I try to take a deep breath and hold on to my hope. I just need to survive until then.
I lay there for what feels like hours before I hear a noise at the door. I freeze. I try not to make a sound. I need to calm down. I need to be calm.
I hear the doorknob jiggle, and then I hear the click as the lock disengages. Someone is unlocking the door. I need to be ready. I need to find a weapon. I can't let them get the upper hand. I hear the door open and I try to prepare myself for the fight.
I see one man standing in the doorway and I can feel the panic. I need to be strong.
"Come here little slut,"
All I can see are his shoes. He kneels on the floor and I see it’s the one I bit. He looks furious. I scoot as far toward the headboard and the wall as I can get, trying to stay away from him, curling myself in a ball under the bed, praying he can't get to me easily. He looks straight at me.
"Don't fucking touch me!" I scream, "Don't fucking touch me!" I kick out at his hands as they reach for me.
He grabs me by the ankle and tries to yank me out from under the bed. I kick at him with my bare feet, but he grabs both of my legs and yanks.
I kick and scream as I try to grab onto the underside of the bed. Anything to stop him from yanking me out. He is so strong I can't keep him off me. He manages to pull me from under the bed and pins me to the ground.
"You think you can bite me and not pay the consequences?" He spits as he punches me in the face. "You're going to regret that, you fucking whore."
I think I am going to throw up. When he raises his fist again, we hear a commotion from downstairs and several shots ring out through the house. Leo runs into the room, shock on his face as he looks towards the door he just slammed shut behind him. A few seconds later, we hear several more shots followed by screaming and then silence.
"What the fuck is going on, Leo?" the man screams, still sitting on top of me.
"The Russians they busted in through the front door," he says.
"What do you mean the Russians busted in the door?"
I let out a loud sigh, and he looks at me with narrowed eyes. My eyes widen. Fuck.
"You!"
Another round of shots goes off and then nothing. We all sit there and wait. I hear footsteps outside the door. I want to run. I need to run. The door opens and I see Salvatore standing in the doorway, looking disheveled as blood spreads across his shirt.
"Get her the fuck up and give her here."
Chapter 34
Vladimir
Wehadtowaituntil dark to storm the house. It's the hardest thing I have ever had to do. But when her scream rang out over the area, I lost it. I grabbed the nearest gun and rushed out.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Demetrius tells the men as he follows close behind me.
I don't know where she is or which way to go, but I have to find her. We run toward the house under the cover of the darkness. I stand aside and one man runs forward with a ram to break down the door. As soon as the door crashes open, we hear her screaming again. I am blinded by rage.
I pull my gun and shoot the first man I see. It quickly turns into a bloodbath. At least six men were standing in what looked like a dining room with Salvatore. They all pull guns. I know Demetrius is going to concentrate on Salvatore. We all start shooting and blood sprays everywhere. I am firing so fast that I have to reload twice as the bullets spray across the room.
