Chapter Eight
Adam
I walk through the halls in this filthy house. These last two months have been both the best and the worst in my entire life. I’ve been sneaking around with Kelsey every chance we get, every time Harrison was out dealing with his shit.
I walk into the dim lighted room where Harrison wants me for some reason. I expect to find some idiot who lost his product or his money. That is why I freeze at the sight of Kelsey being tied to a cold metal chair. It takes me a second to come back to my role I’m supposed to be playing here.
I fake carelessness as I walk in and come to a stop next to Harrison.
“What’s up?” I ask calmly even though I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my rib cage any second.
“This little cunt is a fucking government plant!” Harrison spits out.
My blood turns to a molten lava in my veins and I look to Kelsey.
“Really?” I ask, pretending that I am pissed off because of her being a cop, which is not even correct, I might add. The truth is that I am pissed off because Kelsey’s life is in danger.
I look around the room. There are two bodyguards in the room with me, Harrison and Kelsey and another two at the door in the hall. We have no chance to fight us out. I have no choice but to act like I couldn’t care less about this whole predicament we’re in.
“Do you know anything about this, Adam?” Harrison eyes me with suspicion.
I throw my head back with a laugh. “As if. If I did, she wouldn’t be here anymore.” Because she would be somewhere far away from here, with me.
“Okay, let’s deal with this, then.” Harrison cracks his knuckles. He steps toward Kelsey and slaps her. It takes everything in me not to flinch or jump toward him to kill him.
I look at Kelsey, but she is staring at the floor. I know she does this so she doesn’t take me down with her. But I don’t care. I want her to look at me so that I can try to reassure her that we’ll be okay, both of us.
“I actually knew about her being undercover for weeks, I just enjoyed toying with her and making her suffer without really telling her what each slap was for. It was nice to have a toy close by whenever I got bored with my business or my other sluts,” he tells me, and then he turns his attention back to Kelsey, “but you were pissing me off lately. You snooped around more than before. Funny thing is that you found only what I wanted you to find. You didn’t realize my true plan.” He laughs, and my stomach turns. I have a stone mask plastered on my face, careful not to give away anything.
I watch Harrison squat and get in Kelsey’s face. “But don’t worry, I’ll tell you. But you won’t have the chance to fill your boss in. I’m going to set off a bomb in DC.”
I look at Kelsey and see her eyes grow wide with shock. Harrison drags his fingers down Kelsey’s cheek. “It’s a shame really, such a beautiful face.”
My gaze meets Kelsey’s. She is so brave, her eyes don’t give away any fear. She quickly looks away from me.
Harrison pulls out a huge hunting knife, and I stand alert, ready to kill him at any moment. He puts the knife to Kelsey’s cheek. He runs the blade along her jaw, leaving a bloody, red trail. My hands are formed into fists, and I want to hit him, but I look at Kelsey and she is silently telling me with her eyes that I should stay put. I close my eyes for a brief moment before regaining composure.
Suddenly, I’m startled by Harrison straightening up and untying Kelsey from the chair, only to tie her hands together. He steps back a few feet and nods at the gorillas in the room. They step close and pull Kelsey to stand up.
“Come on, Adam, let’s watch the show.” He pats my shoulder, and I think about breaking that hand in 10 different ways before following him out.