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I lean down and grab her by the arm, pulling her off of Kyler's lap and along with me to the storage closet and right down the stairs. She tries to pull away so I toss her over my shoulder and continue descending to the bottom floor. Kyler is hot on my heels, telling me to think this through before making my next decision, but I don't need to think about anything. I’m done dealing with her and her bullshit. She can rot down here for all I fucking care.
I scan myself into the floor, walk right into the room that still has all the things we had down here for her and toss her on the bed. She tries to scramble to her knees to get up in time to stop me before I leave the room, but she doesn't make it, and I slam the door right in her face, engaging the lock so that she can't getout. She moves herself over to the window and starts pounding on it.
"FUCK YOU SEBASTIAN! I know you can see and hear me! I'm not fucking lying, you piece of shit. You asked me for the truth, and I gave you the fucking truth. You wanted to know what happened to Maxton, and I told you everything. We had a deal, and you owe me that goddamned phone call."
Kyler raises a brow at me in question, but I just shake my head and motion for him to follow me. We need to find Barrett. The three of us need to have a serious conversation.
"Fuck you all," she screams, and it’s the last thing I hear her yell before we leave.
Chapter 23
Julian
Iwalk into his office at his request and see him sitting there going over some paperwork while sipping on a glass of whisky. He must have heard me walk in because without even looking up at me, he says, "Where the fuck is she?"
"I'm working on it," I say as I walk over and sit in one of the chairs across from him, propping my right ankle up on my left knee and making myself comfortable.
This office has become like a second home to me. Gabriel has always been a man I look up to and respect. He’s ruthless and rules with an iron fist. I admire that. My father was weak. He let people push him around and tell him what to do, but Gabriel has never been like that. If I’m being honest, I'm glad my father’s dead. He never deserved to be second-in-command here.
When I made my way back to Rogue a little over six years ago, Gabriel took me under his wing and offered me his daughter. Sweet Callie. She's a little younger than I planned on my wife being, but nobody in their right mind would say no to marrying the future leader of our Society. The power that comes from being tied directly to their family line alone makes it worth it.
She had a boyfriend at the time and tried to escape, but Gabriel took care of the boyfriend, and I tracked her down. It took longer than expected, but it was always inevitable that I would find her.
For a while, I thought she went and offed herself because we couldn't find a trace of her, but she stayed in small towns, worked under the table, and knew that we would be looking for her. She fucked up when she moved to Braxton Falls, though. The town has connections to our little community. It wouldn't surprise me if she had no idea about those connections.
I slipped myself right into her life. God, it was so easy. I just had to flash her a nice little smile and pretend to be her saving grace.Here's a few dollars to pay for your groceries. You're so beautiful. Let me take you out for coffee, pretty please.Sweet Julian. The man who would do anything for anyone. The pathetic loser who works so hard to make sure they have the perfect life, so loving and tender. The exact opposite of who I really am.
The fact that she fell for my act for so long is honestly pathetic. She’s a means to power for me, and that's it. I don't give a fuck about her or her feelings. She does have some nice ass pussy, though. Restraining myself from fucking her until she bleeds has had its challenges. I know she leaves unsatisfied sometimes, but I don't care. My dick gets wet, and the idea of her having no idea who I really am when she fucks me is enough to get me off time and time again.
My goals with her have always been to marry her and knock her up as fast as possible to secure my bloodline within the Society.You'd think she would be more cautious about who she lets in her life, considering who she's hiding from. Her friend, Avery, saw right through my Julian act. She was able to see the black in my soul that sweet, naive Callie never could. If things continued to get worse with Avery, I would've had to handle the girl. None of that matters anymore because the game is over once I have Callie back in my grasp.
She kept secrets from me, well, Julian, but it didn't matter because I was always part of that secret. I didn't need her to tell me about Rogue or her father because I am Rogue, and I have been right at her father's side since he promised her to me all those years ago.
Her father agreed to let me play my little mind game with her after I tracked her down because I assured him it would result in what we both wanted. Fuck, it was going to be so satisfying. She marries sweet Julian and finds out she’s carrying his son. What a nice little love story. Julian puts her in the car and drives her right to her father’s doorstep. The look of terror on her face when she realized who I really was would have been so fucking satisfying. It would have completely destroyed her. I would have been able to jerk off to that image for the rest of my life.
Everything was right on track. I played the sweet boyfriend for a whole fucking year. Pretending to be a nice guy was exhausting, but I did find my own way to let out my frustrations with the occasional whore during my "business trips''. Trips that were all me coming back to Rogue so that I could complete the rituals to take over as Gabriel’s second-in-command.
It wasall going perfectly. Callie was going to marry me. She had my ring on her finger until I fucked up and left the damn flight confirmation on my desk. I let her get the better of me that day, and my sights were swayed by the promise of a good fuck. She threw her little fit and managed to disappear from my grasp again. Gabriel wants her back here as soon as she is found, and I agree. The things I plan on doing to her once I have her back. Fuck.
MY bloodline will rule this Society. I will make it happen. I will ruin her and love every second of it.
"You need to work faster. I will not have all my future plans blown up in smoke because you wanted to play a little game of house with my daughter's naive mind," Gabriel tells me while eyeing me up and down with disdain.
I find the need to defend myself. "It was working though, wasn't it?"
"I don't give a fuck if it was working or not. We agreed that she would be back here. I kept my distance because you assured me you had it handled. If I knew you would go and fuck it up, I would have brought her ass right back to the compound a year ago myself," he spits.
"She would have slipped into the wind again, and you know that. How many other times did she get away from you? Who knows how long we would’ve wasted trying to find her again. It was sheer luck that she ended up in that town of all places," I say through gritted teeth, holding my ground. He won't belittle me.
"I don't know anything! If I didit my way, she would’ve been locked safely here until we were ready to move forward, but you had to go and play your stupid games. You let her out of your sight. This one is on you!" He slams his glass down on his desk and walks over to the window to look out.
I sigh. "This was the best way, and you know it! She heard too many rumors about me. She never would have willingly married me, much less let me fuck her to ensure your lineage continues. Playing the part of Julian to get her back can still work if I find her."
"If you find her? Oh, you will find her! I don't care what resources or strings you need to pull. Just do it. You will bring her back here where she belongs. The Julian bit ends now. We’re doing this my way. Also, try not to let the whole fucking community know we’re looking for her while you're at it. They still think I approve of her little vacation."
"I have Soren sifting through all the footage. I’ll find her."
"Are we still thinking she ran on her own, or do you think someone else is involved?" Gabriel turns to look at me.
