Page 86 of Sacrifice (Corrupt Empire 2)

Chapter Fifteen

Avery

I opened my eyes, blinking slowly. My head felt like it was full of cotton wool. My body ached. Where the fuck was I?

The room was brightly lit. The harsh light burnt into my retinas. I forced myself to keep my eyes open and take in my surroundings. In front of me was a desk with an open laptop. The screen sat unblinking. I tried to move my limbs but found my arms secured behind me and my legs tied to the chair I was sat in.

What the actual fuck?

I struggled to remember what happened. My mind felt like I was trying to drag myself through a tar pit. Men were after me. We’d stayed at James’ place. Then it hit me all at once. They got me and jabbed me with a fucking needle, rendering me unconscious for fuck knows how long. Who were these people?

“I see you’re finally awake, Miss Daniels,” came a disjointed, robotic voice from somewhere above me.

I glanced around, finding cameras in the corners of the room. Otherwise, it was bare except for me, the chair, the desk and the laptop. A bare concrete room, much like the one Aiden held me in when he’d taken me. Except the wall in front of me held what I assumed was a two-way mirror.

“No thanks to your men,” I muttered.

“Yes, it was rather unfortunate Kurt had to drug you, but no matter, you’re here now.”

Even when Aiden chained me up in the cell, he’d never restrained me like this. Those restraints only came out during sex and I liked it then. I didn’t like this at all. Not one bit.

“What do you want?”

“Straight down to business. Good.”

“Yes, I’m most curious why you’d kidnap, drug me and tie me up in a room alone. Seems rather shady to me, don’t you think?”

My mouth was running away with me. Possibly not the smartest move given where I was.

The disjointed voice chuckled, making my skin crawl.

“Oh, but aren’t you a little firecracker? I see why he kept you.”

My heart hammered against my chest.

Aiden.

How did this person know about me and Aiden?

“I’m not a possession.”

“Why no darlin’, you’re not. Head of a global empire now.”

The reminder left a sour taste in my mouth. A corrupted empire I wanted nothing to do with.

“Are you going to explain why you’ve decided to kidnap said head of a global empire?”

If I was going to fucking hell, then I’d go there with my sarcastic mouth in full force. I didn’t care any longer. I should be terrified, but I was fed up. Fed up with being taken and used for other people’s purposes. Done being a pawn in a game I didn’t understand.

Aiden had already broken me down once. I knew how to survive this. My demons weren’t going to haunt me any longer. I had everything to live for.

“Merely wanting a little conversation darlin’.”

That term of endearment grated on me. He kept dropping the G. Whoever he was, he wasn’t British.

“Couldn’t we have chatted without the need to tie me up?”

“You like it when he ties you up, don’t you? I always knew he’d have a taste for kink.”

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