Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC, #5)(35)
“Fair enough,” Gabe declares, sounding okay with that reasoning but I’m f*cking livid. He knew she was there all along and didn’t do a f*cking thing about it? He could have asked us to save her once he had joined as he was still visiting her after joining the MC!
“Did she tell you what happened to her?” Callum asks me.
“Yes, but I think she’s still hiding a shit load of stuff from me.” I sigh.
“Like what?” Gabe asks.
“I think she knows who’s behind it but she’s not telling me. I know that she was forced to into prostitution but that’s about it. She told me how she was feeling and how she coped for so long without going crazy, but I don’t know any other details and it is f*cking killing me. I need to know but I don’t want to force her to talk if she isn’t ready. Since you’ve been there do you know who is behind it all?”
“As I said, I know more than I wish I did,” Callum says through gritted teeth.
“You’re not gonna spill, are you?” I ask, desperate to know more.
“No. I’m not the one who should tell you.”
“Tell me what?” Why is no one being honest with me!
“Don’t push it,” Callum says with finality in his voice and I know I have to drop it.
I’m even more confused after talking with Callum. Obviously he knows who’s behind Nancy’s kidnapping and captivity but he’s not letting anything slip. I need to know who took her and wanted to hurt her, it’s no coincidence that she was taken. The thing is, I don’t know if they were targeting her, her parents or me but after what Callum’s just told me, I think it’s the latter. I just want the person behind all of this to suffer for what they did to my Gorgeous Girl.
CHAPTER 16
Nancy
A few days later
Today is the day.
The day I look for a job so I can finally start my life properly. I’ve never lived on my own or had any sense of independence, that’s what I want the most right now. To have somewhat of a normal life. If I work, that means I can afford a place on my own. I don’t know where yet, nor have I looked. I’m not being ungrateful to the guys and girls from the MC, everybody has been very welcoming, offering me clothes and shoulders to cry on. Someone is always watching me and it’s driving me crazy. They are making sure I’m not going to have a mental breakdown or am about run away and I appreciate the effort, but it’s too much. I went from having no one to talk to; to crazy amounts of people all wanting to make sure I’m okay.
Bennett is always hanging around the compound, and me. Not that I mind, but he needs to chill out and stop thinking I’m going to disappear every time he blinks! I have to hand it to him though, he’s been very caring and loving. I’m also a little bit surprised by it, I didn’t think that after so many years he’d still love and care about me as much as he does. I haven’t told him yet that I still love him, but I do. Fuck me, I do. I love him as much as I did before, maybe even more so now.
This past week has been quite eventful. Besides the fact that Bennett has been following me around like a lost puppy, much to the amusement of his friends, he’s been questioning me about Callum. Apparently Callum spilled his guts to Gabe and Bennett about us knowing each other and how we met. I don’t mind as long as that’s all he told them because Callum and I are the only two keepers of a very dark secret that Bennett can’t find out about. I’m afraid it’ll soon come out into the open and it’ll be too late to fix the damage. It’s getting harder to lie to him about it, especially when he knows that we’re hiding something from him.
Bennett and I haven’t heard anything from my parents since the night I bumped into Bennett, which to be honest is both reassuring and scary. I don’t know if Bennett is the only one they hired to find me and if they are just being patient and waiting to hear back from him or if something more sinister is at play. For all I know they could’ve hired morethan one person to look for me and it’s just a matter of time before they show up unannounced. My mind is still questioning why they decided to look for me. I know they had received pictures of me, but I can’t see that being the only reason. They must have an ulterior motive and I’m dreading what it could be.
I walk downstairs in a desperate need for some coffee to wake me up properly. Last night was rough, I had a nightmare which I haven’t had for a long time. I’ve been having nightmares ever since I was taken and usually they are pretty vivid but over time they have been occurring less and less. I’m glad Bennett wasn’t around at the time or he would have questioned me all night long about it. Luckily Callum was my ladysitter, as everyone likes to call them, and heard me cry out. He’s well versed in my nightmares and has seen what I’ve been through first hand so he knows how to calm me down. It’s a huge comfort having him nearby, I know I can talk to Bennett about anything and everything, but with Callum around and him already knowing what’s happened, I don’t have to explain anything to him and relive the nightmares. He’s been my confident and best friend for years now. I’ll forever be grateful that he didn’t force himself onto me that first night. If he had, we would never have formed our special bond. I won’t lie and say that I wasn’t attracted to him because the man is f*cking hot. He’s tall, ripped, tattooed and has a killer smile when he’s not being his moody self, and has a heart of gold. Even though he’ll tell you he’s the opposite and a ruthless killer and not made to be in a relationship, it’s a lie, he just doesn’t want to admit it to himself and does all he can to put himself down. He thinks he’s damaged beyond repair, but I know that there’s a woman for him somewhere. He just has to find her and when he does, he needs to suck it up and open up.