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Glancing around the darkened hallway, Lexi gulped in much needed air as she surveyed the narrow space. On either side of the short hall were a handful of closed doors resembling the one to her cell. A low metal ceiling loomed over and the same concrete flooring from her room ran throughout. It was dark and ice cold, with no discernible way to escape. Just where thefuckwas he keeping her?

Realizing how dire her situation was, she whimpered aloud. Hearing heavy footsteps behind her, she sprinted from door to door, trying desperately to open each one to no avail.

“FUCKING SHIT!”she screamed.

Stepping from the threshold of her cell into the hallway, Kade shook his head in disbelief. Watching her as she tried in vain to open the last door on the right, he slowly stalked towards her.

“Just give up, Lexi...give up now, and I won’t be angry with you,” he spat through the blood still falling from his injured nose.

“FUCK YOU!”she yelled.

Stopping himself midway to the sputtering hellcat, he lifted his hands in a motion to show her that he didn’t intend to harm her. Not yet at least.

“Lexi...you don’t want to try that last door,” he warned.

Turning her attention from her abductor to the door on the left side of the hallway, her mind reeled.That must be the exit,she thought to herself. Why else wouldn’t he want her to try it?

Running to the door with focused determination, she could almost taste her freedom. It was so close, she just needed to get through the damned door.

“LEXI! DON—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Kade watched in horror as she reached out and touched her hand to the black metal doorknob. A loud“ZAP”filled the claustrophobic space as a sharp, electric jolt entered her body, causing her thin form to seize and convulse uncontrollably before falling to the floor in a boneless heap.

Releasing a displeased sigh, he removed a pair of metal handcuffs from the back pocket of his jeans. Slowly making his way to his love lying on the frigid cement, he shook his head in annoyance. Lucky for him, she was still conscious. He could tell by the way her eyes tracked him down the hallway. He didn’t know what he would do if the bolt had killed her.

“You should have listened to me, Alexandria,” he tsked, bending down and securing her wrists with the unforgiving handcuffs. “Now we have to do things the hard way.”

Wiping a sweaty curl from her forehead, he placed a bloody kiss on her temple and gathered her limp body into his arms. Cradling her lovingly against his chest, he carefully carried her down the hallway to a different room than the one she was originally kept in.One he had hoped he wouldn’t have to use.

“Don’t worry, Sweetheart,” he said, his voice deep and foreboding. “We’re not done yet.”

CHAPTER THREE

“That looks painful,” Lexi said smugly, motioning with a flick of her chin towards Kade’s marred face.

Surveying his shackled love with a critical eye, Kade bent down and placed a bottle of water at her bare feet. It had been three long days since her escape attempt and her words to him were few and far between. He knew she meant her comment to be a jab, but he was still pleased to finally hear her voice again.

“What, this?” he began, pointing to his splinted nose and scabbed over lip. “It’s nothing.”

Grabbing the plastic water bottle, she scooted her sitting form away from him to create some distance. There was a dark glint in his warm brown eyes that she didn’t trust. It was apparent that the leash he kept himself on was on the verge of snapping again. Even with the threat of enduring another “punishment” looming overhead, she couldn’t help but use this opportunity to poke the injured wolf.

“Oh, is that so? Then I’ll try harder next time,” she promised, pressing her back against the white padded wall of her new cell.

Pushing out an exasperated sigh, he sat himself down on the rubber lined floor and gave her a shrug. He wasn’t going to arguewith the spitfire this time. They had already wasted too much time being upset with each other.

“I’m sure you will, Sweetheart,” he said, cautious about the way he moved his sore, swollen lower lip. “So, Alexandria, now that you’ve had some time to think, is there anything you’d care to say to me?”

Narrowing her angry eyes, Lexi pulled her scraped knees to her barely covered chest, sucking in a sharp breath as the metal chains binding her ankles bit into her bruised skin. Oh, she could think of a million things to say to him. None of them kind. He deserved every bit of the pain she had caused, especially with the humiliation he had put her through over the last seventy-two hours.

“People are looking for me,” she said, not giving him the apology he craved. “I know they are. If you let me go now, I promise you...I won’t tell anyone.”

Holding back a laugh, Kade folded his long arms over his chest and quirked his head to the side. Did she really think he would be worried about people looking for her? He had gone to great lengths to make sure she wouldn’t be missed for quite some time.

“People are looking for you? Really? Like whom, Leo?” he snickered.

Pulling her red rimmed eyes to meet his, she pursed her dry lips together and swallowed hard. Hearing him say Leo’s name made her stomach instantly churn. She knew Kade was capable of torture and murder, what if he had done something to him? God help her, she would rip him limb from limb if he had hurt Leo.

Sensing her unease and simmering anger, he slid his hulking body closer, “Do you really think he will care that you’re gone? After all, he thinks you’re a cheating littleslut...that’s what he called you, right?”

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