Page 44 of Property of Mercy
Absorbing his words, I finally understand what he is telling me without telling me.It finally clicks and the tears fall once again for the unfairness of this life I’ve had to live.
“Why her?She didn’t have to die like that,” I gasp through sobs.
Relic leans even closer to me so his body is pressed flush against mine and his nose runs along my jaw to my ear.“Just like with sweet Jenny, if you had chosen the right brother, then you might not have had to die.Alas, she chose wrong and, like she paid, so will you.”
His words slice my soul like shards of glass.The need to scream at the unfairness of it all claws its way out of me.I scream and start beating Relic’s chest with everything I have.Relic grunts before catching my wrists and pins them beside my head against the wall.He glares down at me as I continue screaming and fight his hold.
“Fucking stop,” he sneers, just before I make contact with his crotch.
He lets me go, cupping his dick.I don’t think twice before I twist away from him, running for the door.I almost make it out when he tackles me to the floor.My forehead connects with the floor and stars burst into my vision.Relic sits on my thighs, pinning me down.I twist and struggle, not making it easy for him to do whatever it is he has planned.
“You stupid fucking bitch, you’re going to fucking pay for that,” he snarls as he fights to catch my flailing arms.“Now, instead of just me using you up before I kill you, I’m going to take you to one of the houses where we keep the others.By the time they’re all done with you, you’re going to pray for death.”
“Fuck you!”I scream, amping up my attempts to get away from the man.
A blow to the back of my head causes the stars to burst across my vision and halts my screams.My struggling slows as my head spins and the pain of him sitting on my legs is excruciating.
Relic leans down over me.“This will go a lot easier if you just give up and accept your fate.”
“I will never accept a damn thing from you!I will fight every day if I must, to make sure that one day you and those sick bastards pay for what you all did to sweet Jenny,” I shriek, ramping up my fighting.
Relic moves, somehow flipping me on my back and finally catching my arms.He pins my arms to my side, effectively stopping my struggling.I let myself go limp under his hold, hoping he will believe that I have given in.My plan is to surprise him enough to dislodge him.
“That’s it, Ainsley.Except what’s about to happen, and when we’re done … well … you’re going tokill yourself… so sad.Then I can take you away from the club and give you to my business partner.”Relic maneuvers my arms above my head to hold them in one hand.
When Relic has a free hand, he runs it up my body to my breast, squeezing it painfully.I bite my tongue to keep from showing any reaction to his touch, fighting the vomit that is making its way up my throat.His touch gets rougher with every inch of my skin he touches.He shoves my shirt up above my breasts.Leaning down, he bites my breast hard, wrenching a scream from my lips.
“That’s it.”He leers when he pulls back.“Scream for me, bitch.Show me how much you enjoy it.”
Without a second thought, I bring my left knee up, catching Relic in the back, and it pitches him forward.He releases his hold on me as he falls forward, shouting in surprise.Using the last of my strength, I buck the man off me, rolling to once again to get away.I don’t even try to stand, but crawl my way across the room.Relic once again launches himself at me, pushing me down on my stomach.He wraps his arm around my throat in a choke hold.
“You’re not fucking worth all this bullshit,” he growls as he applies more pressure.
The blackness I’ve become accustomed to rims my vision.As darkness is closing in on me, the door burst open with my personal avenging angel standing there.The monster is taking in the scene before him.Relic only tightens his hold on me.
“Mercy, she tried to fucking kill me.I was just protecting myself,” Relic calls to the man, fear lacing his voice.
25
MERCY
Irush into the clubhouse looking around for my little lamb.When I don’t find her right away, the monster tries to take hold.I fight him back so I can think clearly and not rain down pure havoc on the people of the club.I spot Charlie as she comes out of the kitchen caring a tray of clean glasses.Once again, I scan the great room, taking account of everyone there.
“Hey Charlie.”I start toward the bar.“Have you seen Little Lamb?”
Charlie looks up at me with pure sadness in her eyes.“Not since you stormed out of here and she walked away with Raider.”
“Fuck!”I slam a fist down on the bar before turning around to look for Raider.
I don’t see him in the great room.When I don’t find him, I holler for the man like a child screaming for their mother.“Raider.”
When he doesn’t answer, I call out for him again as I make my way across the room toward the hall that leads to his office.I make it about halfway down the hallway, still yelling for Raider, when he finally pulls the door to his office open.
“Goddamn it, why are you screaming my name like a little bitch?”he snaps, glaring at me.
“Where the hell is she?”I growl, fisting his shirt in my hand, pulling him so we are nose-to-nose.
The sound of a pistol being chambered doesn’t even register in with fury building inside of me.Raider cocks an eyebrow at me in warning.
