Page 88 of Broken Skulls

“Oh, shit. Go on. I’ll see you later.” She holds the door open for us before heading back to the auction.

I’m taken aback by the warehouse. I was so upset the last time I was here I didn’t notice how incredible it is. “It’s beautiful in here,” I say in awe, following him down the hall.

“I love seeing the shock when someone enters for the first time. Here you go.” He stops and points to the restroom.

“Thank you.” I step inside, and slowly close the door. When I see he has no intention of leaving me, I pause. “You don’t have to wait for me. I can find my way back.”

He shrugs. “No worries. I don’t have anything else to do.”

My nails tap against the door as I continue to peek out at him. “Well, I’m not feeling very good.”

“All the more reason to stay.” He leans against the wall, folding his arms over his chest.

I take a deep breath. “It’s embarrassing, if you know what I mean.”

“I’m a human too. No big deal. Go on before you shit yourself.”

I bite my tongue and close the door. Immediately, I look for a window.

My ass is shimmying out as soon as I have the screen popped off. The second my feet hit the ground, I breathe a sigh of relief. I’m not sure where I’ll go, but I can’t stay here.

“Sneaking out of the house to meet up with your sexy bad boy?” a gravelly voice asks from behind me.

Big hands tighten around my neck as he pulls me against his hard chest. And then the world goes black …

When I wake, I’m staring at the ceiling of a moving car. I try to sit up, but something is holding me back.

“Shh, it’s me,” Jacob says in my ear, his fingers wrapping over my mouth to stifle my scream.

The man driving turns to look at me. “Hey, I’m Brody. Sorry we had to meet this way. I’m not sure if you’re afraid, but if you are, trust me, he isn’t going to hurt you. He’s just terrified you’re going to leave him. I mean, I’m not trying to make excusesfor him, but I just wanted you to know this isn’t his normal behavior. Even though he’s kidnapped you twice.”

Jacob tightens his grip on me. “Shut up,” he tells his friend.

“You owe me big for this, because if Jesse finds out, neither one of us will be having children.”

My insides clench as his words hit me square in the gut.

I wait quietly as Brody parks. This will be my last chance.

When he opens the door, I bite Jacob’s hand as hard as I can. He lets go of me, and I dart past Brody. He snags me by the back of my hair, painfully stopping me.

“Damnit, woman. I don’t want to do this.” He pulls me against his chest. “Three days,” he tells Jacob as he hauls me down the stairs for his friend. Jacob holds the door open.

“That’s what the fuck I said,” Jacob grumbles.

Brody sets me on my feet in the middle of the room. “Talk to him,” he says before he walks out of the room.

“I told you I was never letting you go,” Jacob reminds me.

A few seconds later, I’m alone in the dark … and for the first time ever, I hear him lock me in.

Oh.

I fucked up.

Chapter Thirty-Six

Jacob

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