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Then the gun disappears.
Twisting my head from side to side, I try desperately to catch a glimpse of something. But I’m still blindfolded. And gagged. And now I’m handcuffed to the wall of someone’s basement.
My heart thrums in my chest and panic crackles through my veins.
A sob threatens to rip from my lungs.
Oh God, what have I done?
I wish Jace was here.
24
JACE
Standing in Eli and Raina’s basement, I watch Kayla where she sits blindfolded, gagged, and handcuffed to the wall. Eli, Kaden, and Rico stand beside me, studying her as well.
Then Rico turns to me and raises an eyebrow in silent question.
I shake my head. Let’s give her another minute to truly think about the consequences of her actions.
After our fight last night, I figured it was time to show her exactly why she needs a bodyguard. Which was why I asked my brothers for help yesterday. Then it was only a matter of letting her sneak away from that café and sending a text to Eli, who was already waiting in the car with Kaden and Rico. They did the rest.
Eli has slid his gun back into its holster and is now smirking down at my shackled little demon while Kaden shoots me a look full of wicked approval. Rico just shrugs in response to my headshake and turns back to watch her as well.
The short blue dress she’s wearing has been pushed up a little so that it only covers her upper thighs, and her ponytail is a lot messier now than it was earlier.
A faint smile blows across my lips.
She looks incredibly hot when she’s handcuffed to a wall like this.
We wait in silence for another minute until I’m certain that Kayla has thoroughly revised her ridiculous notion about being able to stop a kidnapping attempt on her own.
Then I at last move forward so that I’m standing right beside her, lean down, and grab the edge of the duct tape across her mouth. She flinches slightly when my fingers brush her cheek, but then she sits completely still while I gently remove the tape.
She doesn’t try to scream. Only works her jaw a couple of times and then closes her mouth again.
I give her an approving nod even though she can’t see it.
Despite the panic that no doubt clangs inside her, she has managed to properly think through her situation. Eli put a gun to her forehead earlier, so she knows that at least one of her captors has a weapon. And doing something that would antagonize someone with a gun, like screaming, is a terrible move. Especially when you’re also blindfolded and handcuffed to a wall.
Staying quiet was the right move here, and I’m going to praise her for that.
As soon as I have finished lecturing her.
Reaching behind her head, I remove the blindfold and drop it to the floor on top of the discarded piece of duct tape.
She blinks a couple of times and then quickly flicks her gaze across the room now visible around her.
I know what she sees.
It looks kind of like a torture chamber. There are chains and manacles on the walls, and some pieces of furniture that really don’t belong in a normal basement.
But I know for a fact that Eli and Raina use this space more for their own insane sex games than anything else.
And to be fair, this particular basement isn’t even that bad. Kaden and Alina’s is much worse.
Kayla’s blue eyes do one quick sweep across the room, which reveals my brothers standing there on the floor, and then she snaps her gaze to me.
