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“Then we won’t let them see us. Follow me out front, and we’ll just talk for a minute.”
To my surprise, he went without any hesitation at all. Like a sheep following a wolf, he went straight out of the building and down the front steps to where Louie was standing.
I nodded to my brother, and he texted the driver to bring the car around.
I could sense that Joey was getting anxious as he watched me and my brother silently communicate before the SUV pulled up to the curb. “Um, what do you need? I really shouldn’t be gone long.”
“It’s fine, Joey. Just get in the car so we can talk for a minute.”
He started to back away, his eyes growing wide as he glanced toward the building we just exited.
“Louie.” I gave my brother the silent gesture for him to do his thing. He had a knack for putting people in a sleeper hold quickly and efficiently. Once he was out, we’d give him something to keep him drowsy for the rest of the night.
Joey started to protest, but before he could make a sound, he was limp in my brother’s arms.
I carefully scooped him up and placed him on the backseat of the SUV before instructing the driver on where to go as I slid in beside him.
It wasn’t my proudest moment, but sometimes, an alpha had to do shit they weren’t proud of.
4
JOEY
My head was pounding like a jackhammer in my skull, and my throat felt like sandpaper when I was finally able to open my eyes. I vaguely remembered Andro Ferrini pouring something down my throat, but I had no idea how long ago that was. Was that before or after he asked me to talk to him?
Must have been after.
There was light shining in through the purple satin drapes, so I assumed it was morning, but I was definitely not in my bedroom.
Instead, I was staring at a stark white wall in a room I’d never seen before. I tried to roll over, but I couldn’t get far because it felt like a weight was holding me in place. I looked to see what was restraining me and realized it wasn’t an actual strap, but the extremely heavy arm of my kidnapper.
If it weren’t for me and him being fully clothed, I would have worried about what had happened to me while I was unconscious. I knew enough about Andro to think that of him, though.
I cleared my throat and shifted my weight hard enough to nudge him awake. “I need to get up.”
Andro’s hand spread across my belly and gently rubbed it for a second before he hopped off the bed and took a few steps back. “Yeah, sorry about that. You were asleep for a long time.”
I scoffed. “That’s what happens when you drug somebody. I guess I should be lucky I’m alive.” I bit my tongue. It would serve me well to keep quiet and wait to find out what he wanted from me, or else I was likely to find myself six feet under.
He nodded and reached for my hand to help me out of the bed. “Do you need to go to the bathroom? We gave you a good amount of water, so you probably have to piss.”
I nodded and took a second to steady myself, still a little lightheaded. “Yeah, where’s the restroom?”
There were two doors in the room, each on opposite walls.
Andro positioned himself between me and the door on the right as he pointed to the door on the left. “Right through there. There are clean towels on the shelf if you want to shower.”
I looked down and realized I wasn’t in my tuxedo anymore. I was in a pair of sweatpants that were way too big and a black T-shirt. As subtly as possible, I slipped my hand underneath the drawstring of the sweats and breathed out a sigh of relief when I felt the waistband of my boxers.
At least they hadn’t completely undressed me while I was unconscious.
Trying not to put too much thought into it, I slowly shuffled toward the bathroom and took my time getting cleaned up.Mostly, I just wanted some space to figure out what the fuck was going on.
The hot water spraying down on me felt good on my stiff muscles, but I was even more nervous about what would happen when I got back home.
If I ever got back home. If Andro didn’t kill me, my brothers definitely would.
At least half an hour after I’d entered the bathroom, I walked out and found Andro sitting on the edge of the bed, his leg bouncing as he waited for me. “Everything okay?”
