Page 35 of Craving You
“Cameron and Remington didn’t know about any of that until now,” I say, wiping my face.“No one ever blackmailed anyone.Matthew Hernandez tried to blackmail me, though.He wanted ten million to not say anything.”
“So, he pursued you?”he asks, and I nod.
“Am I in trouble?”
“No.Mr.Lasson has admitted to this and the other girls at the club, too,” he says.
“Then why are you here?”I ask with a frown.
“Just doing the due diligence of checking in with you, considering everything going on in the media,” he says.“Tell me about your time there.”
“Is this necessary?”Dad asks?“She’s been through enough as it is.”
“I’ll just ask this then,” the detective says.“Did Rob Lasson ever rape you or force you to do anything of a sexual nature with him?”
“No,” I say quietly.
“Okay,” he says.“Here in a few days, we need to sit down and do a full statement.Okay?”
“She’ll be there,” Dad says simply.
“If you need anything in the meantime…”
“I have my family,” I interrupt.He nods and looks at me for a moment.“Remy, I’m exhausted.Can we go to bed?”
“Yeah, sweetie,” Remy says, softly kissing me.“Go on up, and I’ll see them out.I’ll bring us up something to eat.”
“Okay,” I say before looking at my family.“Thank you all for coming.Truly… Your support means so much.”
“Of course,” Cam says.“Tris and I will come over in the morning, and we can all ride together.”
“Are you planning on making a statement in the morning?”the detective asks Cam and Remy.
“We are.We wanted to have the evening to let her relax before we have to deal with everything at the office,” Remy says.
“I will come as well, so we can make sure she is safe.It is unknown if he was working for anyone,” the detective says.
“Night, everyone,” I say.
I all but run away, trying to escape.Trying to breathe.I get upstairs and go to the master bedroom.I’ve been here so many times, so I know where everything is.I go to the bathroom and strip off my clothes after turning the shower on.I close my eyes and focus on breathing.When the water is scalding hot, I step in, and it takes my breath away as it burns my skin.
I am nearly panting, trying to breathe through the searing pain.It makes me feel more alive than anything else ever has.I don’t know why I do this, but it is so goddamn soothing.
“Woah.None of that,” Remy says as he suddenly flips the water to cold.I try to escape, but he wraps his arms around my body and forces me to stay under the water as it turns ice cold.
“Stop,” I yell at him.“It’s cold.Remy!”
“Shhh.Breathe with me, Little Fawn,” he murmurs, holding me against his chest.I am gasping for air, trying to force oxygen back into my lungs after the frigid water stole it.“There you go.Good girl.Just breathe.”It takes me way too long to realize that I am hysterically crying.How long have I been sobbing?I was so out of it, standing under the hot water.When I calm down, he shuts the water off and lets me turn to hug him.
“I’m sorry,” I sniffle.
“You have done nothing wrong, Lorelei,” he says, lifting my chin.
“But the company…”
“I don’t give a fuck about the company, baby.I care about you.We will stand by your side while that place crumbles behind us,” he says softly.
“I’m scared,” I admit.
