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was also a visitor at your building, Russ. Tania was the one who showed him around. Lewis pointed to the next image. The man was driving a van, and he watched as Sarah climbed inside on the small video of the footage Lewis had taken. What s his name? Richard asked. For the last two, he used a different name. I don t know what name he was using for the first one with Darlene, Lewis said. He s part of O Brian s entourage, Richard said. Richard had seen him, and he used his cell to start contacting O Brian. Putting his cell to his ear, he waited for O Brian to answer. His heart was racing as he stared at the image on the main screen. Fuck! He d not even given it a thought to check out O Brian s entourage. His club life had never entered his working life unless he had a club whore visit him to take care of his problem. Richard, what do I owe the honor? O Brian asked. The man who has been your guard, the one who stands in the back. Richard gave a brief description of the man. Yes, I know who you mean. I don t have his details. I use a security firm who sends out different men for me. That man had been with him while he d been with Temperance. Hanging up his cell phone, he made his way out of the meeting, rushing downstairs as he started to call Temperance s cell. It went to voicemail. Next he called Jay. Nothing. Then he called his apartment, and once again, nothing. He didn t even explain to any of his club brothers. Climbing onto his bike, he shot out of the private parking area, not caring about his own safety. Something had gone wrong. He knew it. He d been so fucking stupid not to have seen it or check out what the fuck was going on, but he d been distracted. Richard would never make that mistake again. **** Temperance s head was pounding, and when she tried to touch her face, she was stopped. Wait & what? Her foggy brain was struggling to catch up with everything that was going on, and it only served to make her more confused. Ah, she s waking up. Frowning, she opened her eyes and turned her head. Nothing was in focus, so she blinked her eyes to try to clear her mind. There she is. She remembered being in the kitchen with Jay, and having fun. As she glanced around the warehouse, it looked abandoned, and she couldn t see any sign of Jay. Someone had broken into Richard s apartment, and Jay had been shot. God, he d been shot, and now he was bleeding. Tears filled her eyes and started to fall. Jay could be dead, and no one knew. You re starting to remember. What are you doing? she asked. Opening her eyes, she forced herself to look at the man who was taunting her. She recognized him but didn t know how she did. They had never talked before. There was nothing that stuck out about him. What am I doing? Let s see, I m trying to gain the attention of the billionaires affecting my business. Now, they make think they re smart, but they haven t got anything on the corporation as a whole. Temperance stayed silent as the man kept talking. Don t you think it s a little lame? A bunch of billionaires thinking they can save the world. They re not trying to save the world. Just the women and children you hurt. The man threw his head back, laughing. They don t need to be saved. They re there to be used. If I don t use them, someone else will. This man sickened her. You will be stopped. I doubt it. Where there are women, there will be men who can order them like cattle. Sometimes, we get a picture of the woman they want. Why do you have me? she asked. I needed to teach the little lame bikers a lesson. They seem to think they have their billions so they can do what they want. You have nothing, and think the same thing. I m providing a service. You re a monster. That I am. I won t lie about who I am. Temperance looked around, and saw that she was sitting on a chair with her arms stretched out. She didn t even want to think about what this man had in store for her. Whatever it was, it wasn t going to be pleasant. What are you going to do? she asked. I m thinking it s time I made a call. The man turned away and left her. Tears were pouring down her cheeks, and she was struggling to keep herself together. She was petrified, and she was trapped. Stay calm, Temperance. She kept repeating the same words over and over in the hope that she would eventually believe her own words. **** Richard slammed into his apartment and found Jay lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood. Grabbing his cell phone, he dialed for an ambulance, checking Jay s vital signs. My friend has been shot. I need an ambulance. His pulse is faint. Richard told them the address, and rolled Jay over. In the distance he heard his friends rushing into his apartment. Dropping his cell phone, he removed his jacket, pressing it to the wound. Jay finally moaned. Fuck me, please tell me I m dreaming and I m going to wake up to Temperance about to ride my face. Now is not the time for jokes. I m not joking. Fuck me, that hurts. Jay opened his eyes and started leaning against the kitchen sink. Colorful language for an accountant, Lewis said. I ve been shot, and I bet it s your fault. Pissed off any employees lately? None, but it is our fault. Where s Tempe? Jay asked. She s not here. What do you mean she s not here? Jay stared at him, sweating. Fuck, I can t did they take her? I don t know what the hell is going on, Richard said. Do you have security cameras around the whole of the building? Lewis asked. Everything is controlled with computers now. Richard pressed the jacket while trying to think, and not panic. It was fucking hard to do. Temperance was gone. Jay was shot, and it looked bleak. I fucked up, Jay said. What? I didn t protect her. Someone has Tempe, and I fucked up. Shut up, Jay. We ll deal with this, and we ll find her, and we ll make the bastards pay. At what cost, man? They hurt her, and we re not going to get the same woman back. Richard couldn t think about that shit right now. Got it, Lewis said. Help me up, Jay said. You need to rest. I m not dead yet, and I have a right to see this shit. He had no choice, so with Jackson s help, he got Jay to his feet. They moved toward the main television where Lewis had hooked up the security footage. He was rewinding it back to the point where the apartment was first broken into. Richard recognized one man as the guy on O Brian s security detail. He didn t recognize the other guy. The guards that Richard had assigned were out cold. The only one not there was Curtis, but it was his night off. Fuckers came in and started shooting. We didn t have any time. Richard didn t have security cameras within his apartment, so next he saw Temperance fighting them. She was trying to get away, screaming, kicking, and even biting. He cursed when he saw one of them slam their fist in her face, and Temperance went out cold. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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