Page 18 of Lorcan

I moved into the bathroom, closing the door and taking in my reflection before I sat down on the toilet. My face was flushed, and my hair was flying out of my hair tie, but I knew this was the right thing. Once I was free of the O’Farrell’s estate, I could get on a boat. I could shoot across to England or Scotland, maybe even Wales. I’d always wanted to go there.

Once I was done, I flushed the toilet and tried to straighten my hair into my hair tie once more before I opened the door of the bathroom, only to clutch at my chest when I noticed Teeghan sitting on the end of my bed with a cocky grin on her face.

“Going somewhere?” she asked.

“Yes, as a matter of fact, I am, and you can’t stop me this time,” I told her, making a move to grab my bag. She grabbed it before I could get to it and blocked my exit.

“It’s not the best time to be leaving on your own,” she said. “Sit down and wait for Lorcan.”

“You aren’t the boss of me,” I said, angrily.

“Sit the fuck down, little girl.”

Her grin was gone and she took on a tone that startled me a little. Now it made sense that Teeghan was with Conor. She could be a part of this world. I knew I could too, but I didn’t want to be. I didn’t want to be the reason someone died because they looked at me the wrong way on the street.

“I am not entwined with anyone here like you are, Teeghan. I am free to go as I wish.”

“Sit down and tell Lorcan that, then. Once he says it’s okay, I’ll move out of your way.”

If only I weren’t so nice, I would clock her one and run but she was right. The least I could do was tell Lorcan I was appreciative of his offer, but I would do it on my own. He was no monster.

“Fine.”

I sat down on the bed, waiting for her to leave but she didn’t. A grin spread across her face once more and suddenly I realised she had no intention of simply leaving me alone. She reached behind her and pulled out a set of handcuffs.

Oh hell no.

She clasped my wrist in one of the cuffs before attaching it to the end of the bed. I pulled, yanked and did anything I could to get free but they were tough.

“Are you freakin’ kidding me?” I yelled at her.

“Just in case,” she said with a smirk. “You are a flight risk, after all.”

She disappeared through the door again, closing it after her, no matter how much I protested.

My wrist began to ache from the pulling and yanking and the cold metal still remained in place.

Fuck.

I sat down on the bed and waited. What else could I do?

Lorcan

The sound of grunting had me propelling into the room so fast, my fists balled, that it surprised me. When I looked upon Bridget sitting on the end, her wrist red from the handcuff attached to it, I felt anger.

“Who did this?” I asked her, moving to her as quickly as I could.

“Teeghan.”

I groaned, knowing just how annoying she could be. She may be annoying but there would only be one reason she’d do this, and that was to keep her from running.

I grabbed the cuff and snapped the chain in half. Bridget looked at me with surprise as she nursed her wrist to her chest.

“I’ll have to cut the rest of it off your wrist,” I said to her. “I’m sorry she did this to you. Why were you running? I told you that I could protect you.”

“Look, I’ve done well on my own, so I appreciate the offer, but I know how to disappear.”

“You’re getting on the plane with Teeghan and Sloane, Bridget.”

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