Page 45 of Bound by Affliction
I search what’s left for any sign that Leah was here when this asshole was and come up with nothing. Dialing her number, it goes right to voicemail again and I want to rip the entire place apart even more. If someone has her, I’ll break them. I’ll dismantle them limb from limb. I’ll make them feel the pain that I can inflict on those who crossme.
Grabbing my phone with sweaty hands, I dial Leah’s mother thinking maybe she called them and went there. It’s a long shot, but I’m working with nothing. Instead of getting answers, her parents are on their way over and are hysterical. Great. All calling them did was make me more rattled by the fact she left without telling me. I try to tap the fear down, but it’s riding hard andfast.
“Green,” Cruz answers on the firstring.
I pace the place, kicking broken pieces of everything out of my path. “Brother, did you get shit figured out with the RedDevils?”
He pauses briefly which is the indication of him thinking well and good about the information he’s giving. “Yeah. Already told yathat.”
Letting out a heavy breath, I charge, “Someone broke into Leah’s place, destroyed it, and wrote ‘I’ll get you, bitch,’ on the wall. Only people I can think that would want to hurt Leah would be the RedDevils.”
“What is she saying?” Cruz asks with a sharp tone, and I can hear him shuffling around on the otherend.
“That’s the thing! I can’t fuckin’ find her!” I growl then tell him about how she evaded me, me looking for her and all the otherbullshit.
Cruz practically growls, “I’ll call their president, and we’ll be there as fast as we can. Sit tight,” then hanging up the phone. My gut twists, running through the scenarios of what could be happening to Leah. Her body mutilated like before only this time not surviving. Parts of her body decimated and pulled limb from limb. Instead of knives, they use fire or acid or one of the thousands of other things someone could do to mygirl.
I pace the place, door open and looking out the windows, thinking I should probably be out there looking for her, but I’ve done that and came upempty.
Why did she have to dothis?
What was so fucking important she had to sneak out instead of just talking tome?
My mind keeps flying as I kick the scraps of debris on the floor and against the wall. Staring at the clock, it’s only been five minutes. Seriously! A low growl comes from deep in my chest. It’s not just anger, it’s frustration and fear. She should be in my arms instead of out there with me having no clue where sheis.
“Fuck!” I cry out, kicking the bathroom door so hard my boot goes through the thinwood.
“Oh my God!” is gasped behind me as I turn around quickly, knowing that voice. Leah stands at the door with her hand over her mouth and eyes as round as saucers. And I have no fucks left togive.
In four quick strides, I pull her into my arms, wrapping her up tight. The pit of fear starts to unravel as I hold her to me not letting her move an inch. Her body begins to tremble under mytouch.
“What did you do to my place?” she says, obviously looking over my shoulder. “Wait, you didn’t do this…” Leah trails off as I pull her away from my body to look at her shocked and strickenface.
I pull away just a bit, but her focus is on theroom.
“First, no I didn’t do shit. Some asshole came into your place and fucked it up. Don’t know if you have anything to salvage. Second, I’m so fuckin’ pissed at you right now and have been so fuckin’ worried since that bitch of a shrink told me you tookoff.”
Leah shakes her head, and small pieces of her hair fall from her low ponytail, sweeping across her face. “I had to think. Who did this,Green?”
She pulls from my grasp, moving over to the bed and picking up a scrap of her bedding then dropping it backdown.
A frustrated breath escapes me and as pissed as I am, I have bigger fish to fry. “I’m thinkin’ the Red Devils.” I look deep into her eyes, both fear and anger swirling around in them. “Know you have a lot in that head right now, but I’m gettin’ you away from here, then wetalk.”
“What?Where?”
This time I smile. “Back toSumner.”
