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“What’s happened, tell me now!” My voice only raised a little but enough to let them know I was already pissed. I knew something was up, I should have…
“It’s Millie,” Owen interrupts my thoughts “The night she went out with Charlie, well, something happened, I should have told you, but she asked me to keep it quiet.”
“I fucking knew you didn’t tell me everything. What the fuck happened Owen? It was your job to keep her safe!” I grind out through gritted teeth, clenching my hands into fists. I watch him as he takes a deep breath and gives Leon a nervous look to the side.
“I think she was drugged in the bar; I don’t know how. We were watching her all the time, no one other than her and the bartenders touched her drinks. When she went to the toilet, she locked the door behind her, when she didn’t come back out a few minutes later, we had to break the door down to get in, she had been unconscious on the floor…” There are too many peoplearound for me to lose my shit right now, but I can feel my temper rising.
“Outside, now!” I almost yell at them, pointing to the door leading to the garden. They both rise and follow me out; once outside, I lose my shit. Grabbing Owen by his shirt, shoving him hard against the wall and getting in his face. “What the fuck, man! You prick!” I scream in his face. Leon places a hand on my arm, but the look I give him has him stepping away. I know deep down these two would beat my ass, I’m a big guy, but these two are trained Soldiers, but the way I feel right now has me imagining I could kick their ass.
“How could you let that happen?” My mind is racing with all the possibilities of what could have happened to her.
“She said she wasn’t drugged and that she just had too much to drink, but we checked and she hadn’t had that much, she said she just felt sick. She locked the door for some privacy, but before she did anything, she blacked out, only waking up when she heard us kicking the door in. I checked her over, it was weird. Her eyes were normal, but there was definitely something not right. I’m sorry we…I should have told you, but Millie didn’t want you to worry, she said you had other things on your mind, much bigger things than her passing out.” I can’t take in the words he’s just said…what if she was drugged, what if there is something wrong with her…I couldn’t handle it if she…Fuck.
“You should have told me, what if there is something wrong with her, what if she’s ill? Was it drugs? Can you be sure?” I let go of him, and he leans back against the wall in defeat. I can’t have my staff seeing me like this, so I step away.
“No, I can’t be sure, but what else could it be? She didn’t have that much to drink.”
“If you would’ve told me, I would have found out, taken her to hospital, got her checked out.”
“She didn’t want to go to the hospital, I get the feeling she hates them.” She does, I know she does, but it’s inexcusable to have not told me about this, to have put her at risk like that.
“I can’t do this now, I’ll deal with you tomorrow, just make sure the B team is on it.” I walk away before I do something I regret; Leon catches up with me, before I walk through the doors.
“It’s been killing him not telling you, but Millie didn’t want you to know. Don’t be too hard on him. I’m sorry, mate.” He plants his huge hand on my shoulder and walks back over to Owen, who is sitting down on the outdoor sofa, head in hands.
Fuck, I’ve got a few minutes before my speech, and I need to calm down. I’ve been talking to anyone to get my mind off what Owen has just told me. But I just can’t let it go. Everything seems to be making me think that something is not right. Dan’s bad feeling, Millie’s misplacing and forgetting stuff, now Owen and Leon admit that Millie might have been drugged. I know I can’t do anything about it now, but I think I’ll have Owen and Leon look into the police case for me, see what they can find out. I quickly send them a message asking them to do so, and head towards the back doors of the stage.
Millie and Em arrived about an hour ago and I’ve not been able to speak, hold or even touch her all night and it’s driving me crazy. I know she’s here but we keep missing each other, getting pulled in different directions. I keep watching her from across the room, she looks like the goddess she is in that emerald green dress, fucking sexy as hell. Images of what we did while she wore the dress last time flick through my mind, her bent over in the kitchen, her smooth skin against mine. My dick is already straining to get out of my tux trousers. I can’t think about that right now; going on stage in front of my employees with a hard-on is not ideal. And god help it if I see another man try and chat her up, if it carries on, I’ll have to make an announcement in myspeech, telling everyone hands off she’s mine. She would hate it. I smile.
I’m backstage when Dan stands by my side. “Ready for the speech of the year?” he teases.
“I should be, I do it enough,” I respond, pulling the speech out of my pocket. I walk on stage when the MC announces my name, and the music turns down low. There are wolf whistles, friends shouting my name, and even some whoops. Makes me smile every time. I love this bit of my job.
In the sea of faces, I spot Millie, as soon as I walk to the front of the stage. My hand reaches for the small box I have in my pocket. Checking, for what feels like the hundredth time, it’s still there. When I look around the rest of the ballroom, I’m surprised I can’t see Em, she loves to heckle me when I do these things and she said she would be there in the front row.
As the speech goes on, I’ve already thanked everyone for all their hard work, I’ve given them jokes, told them how well we are doing, and that it would not have happened if it was not for them. I’ve already presented the funny award, for the person who makes the most stupid mistakes, and the best dressed of the evening. Everyone seems to be having a good time. My eyes have been on Millie for most of the speech. I watch when she tenses up, looking at her phone, as all of the fun leaves her eyes. She glances at me and then I watch her walk out of the room, phone pressed against her ear. I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket, frowning a little, is she calling me? Why would she do that? Nodding over at Dan, I nod towards Millie; he just shrugs and carries on listening to my…well, our speech.
Just as I’m about to announce the employee of the year a few minutes later, I look at Dan and see he’s not there; it’s odd we always present the award together. The next moment, I see Owen and Leon running through the crowd. Owen looks at me and mouths, “It’s him, he’s here.” My world stops—it all happensin slow motion—my heart stops, then speeds up again. I run but my legs won’t move fast enough, leaping off the stage, everyone moves out of my way, and the room goes silent. Running in the direction of the door, following Owen and Leon through the crowd, Leon splits off in a different direction, heading to the front of the building through the side door. He’s big but my god, can that man move! Still running, my heart is racing at a million beats a minute, I don’t know what’s happening or what to expect, but then I hear a loud bang!Fuck was that a gun shot?Everyone around me screams and people hit the floor. They push away from where the noise has come from; it’s making it harder for me to get out. When I manage to get through, I slam into the door, sending it almost off its hinges, almost falling as I turn towards the noise. That’s when I see them.
He has her.
The only thing I can think is, I need to get to her, keep her safe. I run for him, but I’m held back by Owen.
“You son of bitch…” I scream, but stop when Owen whispers in my ear.
“He has a gun. Don’t piss him off any more than necessary, we’ll handle it. Leon’s out front, everyone is coming.” Looking around, I see Dan, Em wrapped in his arms, crying.
“It’s okay Jack,” Millie says, looking at me. Her voice is calm, but I can see her hand clenched at her side, knuckles white.What should I say?I feel helpless, the woman I love is in deep shit right now, and I can’t help her.I have to help her, I’ll never forgive myself if she...if anything happens, no I can’t go there, it won’t happen.I try my hardest to fight against Owen again; he is stronger than he looks, but I have to try. I can’t just watch this happen; I know he wants to hurt her.
“Jack…Stop…” she says, looking me in the eye “Don’t.” How can she expect me not to fight for her.
“Did you get my flowers Emilie? I wanted you to know I was here. I’ve been here all along watching you, as soon as I found out you were fuckinghim.” He looks me up and down like I’m a piece of shit on his shoe.
“You don’t get to be happy Emilie, you took everything from me!” He grabs her harder.What does he mean? She took everything?She had nothing when she got here. I saw it for myself.
“You humiliated me! You’ll regret leaving, you ruined everything! You’ll fucking pay for everything you’ve done!” Glen’s eyes are wild, he spits the words like they are pure venom on his lips. He’s lost control. The hate he has for her shows in every way, with every word he speaks.
Something has to happen now, before he can hurt her. Then I see it, I see blood—the deep gash running down her side. That bastard! He’s fucking cut her…badly. My blood runs cold; I start shaking, my anger and fear coming through! He’s going to kill her.
