A Kingpin Love Affair: The Complete series(41)

“You’re finally mine.” His voice, his smell, it all came back to me. He is the man I was sold to. Panic seized me as I turned in my seat, but it was too late and I’m too slow. He gripped me by my hair, causing the back of my head to collide with the headrest as he reached around my front.

“You tried to run. You tried to deny me something that was rightfully mine.” His hand went to my throat, fingers digging into my flesh as the air slowly stopped entering my lungs.

“Now I will deny you the right to breathe.” He leaned forward and even with the seat separating us, he still managed to get close enough so his lips were against my ear, his nose rubbing against my throat. I flailed in my seat, oxygen deprivation taking over. I could feel the life leaving me as the light behind my eyes grew darker.

There was no light bright enough to make us invincible to survive the injustice he will bring. After all, there was no fighting the inevitable. I’m indebted to him.





Chapter Twenty-Three


Jared

“Wake up.” My mother’s voice said. I felt as if I were floating, my body caught between the clouds and the ground. I want so badly to float upward with her, but something was holding me back. Something was forcing me to stay where I was.

“Be strong, son.” Her words soothed me as her fingers glided over my head. I could feel her warmth caressing my skin.

“What’s happening to me?” I asked, but I could only hear my words in my mind. This must be a dream.

“Be strong, son. Be strong,” she whispered, and it felt like her voice was cradling me.

“Get the f*ck up,” someone growled. I could feel wetness against my skin as I swallowed, my mouth feeling as if it had been filled with cotton balls. Confusion took hold and the world seemed to be spinning around me as I tried to gain ground on what is happening.

“You thought you could take her, f*ck her, and be her lover without me knowing?” Blinking my eyes open slowly, I realized I was no longer in the car. Instead, I was in what looked to be a basement of some sorts. The days past came back to me, and as I tried to digest what had happened, fear took over.

“Where is she?” my voice cracked. Blood filled my mouth, but I didn’t care. Pulling my hands, I tried to move from the position they had me in. I needed to get to her, wherever she was.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” A man with a ski mask settled down on his heels in front of me. I turned my head away from him not giving one shit about what he had to say. None of that mattered. Isabella was all that mattered and I needed to get to her.

“Let me f*cking go,” I yelled fighting against the chains they had wrapped around my body. I could feel wetness dripping off my face and onto my shirt. My eyes caught the sight of blood dripping, and I wondered what had taken place.

“No can do. See, you took something very important to my boss… And now…” I could see the gun in his hands, the sliver of it glistening off the small overhead light above us.

“Now what? You’re going to kill me? People will come for me,” I taunted, narrowing my eyes. The chains were biting into my flesh as I pulled against them once again. I knew better than to let my guard down than to appear hopeless in this situation. If you are taken, never allow them to break you or make you feel helpless. Zerro’s words echoed throughout my mind, things he once told me when I worked for him. Things I’m sure he tells his team now.

“No one is coming for you. Are you kidding me?” He laughed loudly and right in my face. “You’re a nobody. In fact, once my boss comes in and tells you the news he wants to personally deliver, I’ll be able to kill you.” His voice was sick and twisted. Dark and distraught. There was no saving someone like him. Death would be his only saving grace.

I flexed against the restraints wanting them to fall to the ground in pieces. The creak of a door opening across the room startled me, forcing my attention to it.

“Sir.” The man in front of me stood at attention as if he hadn’t just been smarting off. I knew who to expect once the man stepped into the light. I also now knew the whole thing had been a setup. I should’ve been paying attention. I should’ve realized what was going on. Now I knew why Isabella was acting so strange.

“Welcome back. I thought the hit you took to the head might have taken you out altogether, but it is nice to see you coming around.” He smiled, his white teeth glowing. His eyes were dangerous and evil, his body clothed in the same suit he had been wearing when I picked him up. Nothing seemed out of place on him.

“Give her to me!” I growled. They could kill me if they wanted too, but there was no f*cking way I was letting them get out of here with her. Rage was about to take hold and I didn’t know if I would make it out of here alive with her if I allowed it to take over.

“You seem to think I give a shit what you want.” He removed his jacket, and the two men off to the side stepped forward, pulling on the chains that imprisoned me, forcing me to come to a stand.

“No, I know you don’t give a shit. I’m just telling you if you think you have a shot at getting out of here with her, you’re f*cking wrong.” My blood boiled as they pulled the chains tighter. With his sleeves rolled up, he swung at me. The momentum from the hit forced my cheek to turn, the knuckles of his fist scraping against my ear and cheekbone. Blood filled my mouth as I clenched my jaw.