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Helpless tears well in my eyes, blurring my vision.
“See you in hell, asshole.” With that, Ronnie turns, his heavy boots plodding against the concrete floor as he heads away from me. I watch his bulky figure leave the room, knowing that is the way to freedom if I get a chance to escape.
Ronnie’s words replay inside my head, lingering on Savannah’s name. I didn’t get a good look at his face the day Savannah said she saw her stepfather, but I did catch the sleeve of tattoos on his left arm, and the man’s bulging frame before he disappeared.
He must be Savannah’s stepdad.
Fear coils inside my chest, wishing I could warn her.
I have a feeling if Will and Bryan knew she was in danger, they would do anything to protect her. They’d likely increase security and take every precaution. Hell, they’d probably put a tracker in her ankle like… My thoughts trail off as hope blossoms in my chest.
My tracker.Hopefully, Will and Bryan can use it to find me!
My gaze moves to Colin, who is still quivering against the wall. I’m not sure who he is more scared of right now—Ronnie or William.
Personally, although Ronnie is a huge hulking man, after seeing William inside the ring, he is every bit as intimidating as Satan himself.
Closing my eyes, I twist my wrists together, not feeling any slack in the ropes that bind them. Frustration mounts inside me and I want to scream that they haven’t loosened.
When Colin gets to his feet, muttering about Ronnie being an asshole and that he doesn’t need his help, I freeze my movements.
He stills as his gaze locks with mine, a slow, devilish smile curling his lips.
I try curling into myself, desperate to make myself smaller, invisible somehow, as fear winds through my body.
“Well, well, well. The lovely Everleigh is awake. How wonderful.” He claps his hands together in delight, his voice hoarse from being choked recently.
He slowly advances, each step making my heart pound faster until he’s right in front of me. Hunkering down, his jade eyes glow as his leering gaze travels over my body, making me nauseous.
His words fill me with a mind-numbing fear as he gives me a mocking smile. “Now we can have some uninterrupted fun together."
twenty
William
ParkingmyBMWalongthe street, I jump out and slam the door behind me. I sprint her last known location, the spot her tracker showed on Bryan’s phone, my eyes looking around wildly.
There’s nothing here except an empty, crumbling parking lot full of weeds that pushed their way through the asphalt.
Fuck!I run my hand through my hair, pacing back and forth like a caged animal.
Where the hell is Everleigh?
My emotions are overriding my logic, hampering my ability to find her. I suck in gulps of the cold December air, filling my lungs with it, hoping it will help me think clearly.
Instead, tears fill my eyes as a stabbing pain lacerates my heart, splintering it into pieces. The last time I felt this fucking helpless, I was a child. My father raped my mother while I was locked inside the closet, my sweaty hands clinging to the doorknob and turning with all my strength, begging and praying to a God who never listened to make it stop. When I realized I couldn’t get out, I prayed someone would come along and stop it, but no one ever did.
Fuck! What if Everleigh is being beaten and raped right now?
My body feels like a ton of bricks hit me in my chest, a heaviness descending over me like a powerful storm. My knee buckles, dropping down and hitting the asphalt so hard I feel my pants tear from a rock that cuts through the fabric, slicing my skin. My head lowers, staring at the pavement, helpless and vulnerable, disgust curdling my guts.
I’m a fucking failure.
I’ve let my woman down, unable to protect her. She was fucking taken from outside my office building, for fuck’s sake.
Despair washes over me, tears coursing down my cheeks as worst-case scenarios run through my head like a movie that won’t stop playing. It’s making me half insane as I grip my skull, regret pouring from me a flood of water.
When I think I’m about to snap from the insanity, I hear Everleigh’s beautiful melodic voice flowing through my head. “Please, find me, Will.”
