Page 115 of Master of My Heart

“Let me know when she gets home, Jay,” Chase said wearily. He glanced at his watch. “Should be any time.”

“Of course. Sometimes I wish she were a guy so I could just knock some sense into her.”

Chase laughed sadly. “Talk to you soon.” He touched the button on his phone and shoved it back into his pocket as he stared out the window with a heavy heart.

By the time he got home, though, his heart had gone from heavy to nervous. She should have been home by now. Maybe there had been traffic. He decided to take a shower while he waited.

Ethan looked up from the TV when he walked in. “You’re home early. I thought the show started at eight.”

Chase shook his head. “We had a fight,” he said as he walked through the living room and into the master bedroom. He undressed quickly, then stepped into the scalding water.

The phone didn’t beep the entire time he was in there, and by the time he’d dried and dressed, his stomach was clenched in knots. He grabbed his phone and went back out to the living room. Ethan looked up from the couch.

“Call the cab company and find out if the driver of cab seven-four-three dropped off the girl yet.” Chase had a good memory, which he was extra thankful for at this moment.

Ethan frowned and nodded, making the call as Chase called Jayson. “Did she get home?” he demanded the second Jayson answered.

“No. Not yet.”

“Where the hell is she?” He watched Ethan talking on his phone.

When he put the phone down, Ethan looked at him. “Said he dropped her off fifteen minutes ago.”

Chase repeated the information to Jayson.

“Let me go see if she’s outside” Jayson said. “Maybe she just needed some air.”

Chase paced as he listened to Jayson breathing as he walked. He heard several doors open and close, more breathing, then he cursed.

“What?” Chase demanded.

“Hang on.” Shuffling noises and more cursing. “Chase, I found her purse a few feet down the sidewalk, but she’s not here.”

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Sabrina woke to a sharp blow across her face. She tried to cover it, but her hands were tied above her head. Her eyes snapped open and she looked around, trying to figure out where she was.

The last thing she remembered was being dropped off in front of her building, still crying. She’d walked inside, then realized she didn’t want to see anybody. So she’d gone back out and sat down on the stairs. A man had walked by her, stopped to ask if she was okay, then grabbed her, shoving a rag over her face until everything went black.

That same man now leered down at her. “Hello, sweetheart. Glad you’re finally awake.”

Sabrina’s cheek throbbed as she looked around. The large room had cream-painted walls and big windows covered by dark curtains. The floor was dark wood, and a small kitchen sat along the wall to her right. She was tied, spread-eagle and naked, to a large bed. She shivered, more with apprehension than cold.

“Where am I?” Sabrina asked in a shaky voice, looking at the man. He was tall and broad with red hair and freckles, but she’d never seen him before

A second man, a giant, appeared in the doorway and walked toward her. She whimpered and pushed herself back into the mattress as he came nearer. His dark hair was pulled back into a long braid, and his lustful, golden gaze washed over her. He reminded her of Khyan. He was an Immortal.

They both towered over her, looking at her body with anticipation. She shivered and tried to pull away when the red-haired man reached out and caressed her breast. He tweaked her nipple and she gasped in pain, twisting away from him.

“That’s rude,” he said. “You should be grateful I didn’t greet you with my whip.”

“Who are you? Where am I?” She looked around, hoping, praying that this was a dream, but she had a sickening feeling she was wide awake.

“We’re here to prepare you for Master,” he answered with a wicked grin.

“M-Master? What are you talking about?” But something about the word stirred up long-buried memories. Memories she really didn’t want to relive.

The giant nodded. “You were difficult to find at first, but fortunately, you could not stay purely human for long.” He pinched her nipple and pulled upward until she arched her back to try and ease the pain. When he released it, her nipple throbbed with each heartbeat.

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