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As soon as they were done getting their photos, he turned to me once and spoke to me for the first time since almost a week ago.
“If you do this, we’re done. I can’t be with you if your need for revenge is more important than our love then I’m out.”
With that he spun on his heel and left me standing alone fighting back tears. My heart broke as I watched him cross the dancefloor back to Vikki and the guys but I couldn’t give up now. I had nothing to lose anymore anyway. He made that perfectly clear.
The walk across the dancefloor to my isolated corner was long and lonely since I had no one to speak to. I was alone and when the waitress approached with the shots, I requested I saw Greg’s eyes widen.
We’d agreed for me to pretend but pretending wasn’t going to do this. I needed to get drunk. I needed to forget that the love of my life hated me as much as I hated myself.
After the first round of tequila my body was looser and when Xander came over to speak to me I was ready to play the game.
“So, you’re alone then? Didn’t you manage to get over what happened and win Hudson back?”
I closed my eyes for a moment, letting the pain I was feeling show on my face as I swallowed against the loathing I had to smirk.
“Nothing to get over. He fucked you. We were done the moment I walked in on that.”
Xander smirked and motioned to the waitress for another round for us.
“I always felt you were too good for him anyway…”
I raised my eyebrow and threw everything I had into being seductive, curling my hand on his bicep and blinking up at him from under my lashes as my tongue wet my lip. His eyes followed the trail of my tongue and he leaned closer, brushing his lips against my skin in a way that made my skin crawl. It burned and for a moment I glanced over at Hudson, feeling his burning gaze on me but when he met my eyes he shook his head and turned away from me, talking to Nate from his band.
I began to doubt what I was doing and was trying to think of a way to get away from him and back to Hudson. Nothing was more important than him. Not revenge, not my dignity or my stupid pride. I’d stay and flirt for a little longer, but then I was getting out of here and back to my boy.
“That’s not the impression I got. I thought you only wanted him…”
Xander grinned again before lifting one of my shots and taking it down. My eyes darted back over to Hudson and I wanted him to turn and look at me, just once so he’d know. He’d know I wasn’t going through with this and we’d be okay. I was about to excuse myself when Xander handed me another shot and we sat drinking the new shots for a few minutes in silence before he broke it again.
“Yeah, that’s what I wanted you to think but it was never about him. It was about getting you away from him so I could get a shot with you. You see the little waitress on the bar is on my payroll and she’s spiked your drink for me, so in about… oh maybe thirty seconds you’re going to start feeling woozy and I’m going to take you out of here and fuck you so hard you forget Hudson fucking Blake ever existed.”
My head was starting to swim and I knew I’d made a mistake. I underestimated him. He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, and I was done for. I’d really fucked up and Greg was over talking to Hudson. I could only make out their shapes, but I knew I was in trouble when neither of them looked at me.
I tried to catch Hudson's eye as Xander tugged me from the booth but he was resolutely staring in the opposite direction, as he listened to whatever Greg was saying to him. He didn’t know that this wasn’t part of the plan or that I was in danger.
We went out the back and into a car that Xander had arranged and all I had was the stupid little button hole camera with no back up or support. I was stupid, blinded by my need to punish Xander and to get revenge for what he did.
My vision began to pulse in and out and I passed out in the back of the black escalade he was taking me in, panic throbbing through my veins because this was my fault and I deserved whatever came next.
Chapter Ten
HUDSON
Moments after I watched the love of my life leave with my rapist, Greg handed me a note. I didn’t want it but I couldn’t make myself give it back either. I stalked off to the bathroom and sat on the closed lid of the stall with the door locked as I opened the note.
Baby
I’m sorry. I don’t know what else to say. I’m sorry I didn’t to protect you that day or stay around long enough to ask what the fuck happened.
I love you, and I know you’re mad at me right now. I know I’ve hurt you so much, but I need to do this for me and for the other people he’s hurt. I’ve found out there’s more victims baby and they need someone to protect them.
Please don’t hate me. I’ve taken so many precautions to make me as safe as possible. Greg will be with me and I’m staying sober to make sure I’m safe.
Please meet me at noon tomorrow in Malibu. I’ve already text you the address, baby.
Always yours
Landon
