uc

one who came out of the house. Jason and I had planned to escape together after realizing just this afternoon that his uncle wanted

uncle Aldo w

ain that I had been standing there for more than an hour now. I wondered briefly if I should walk back i

out of the gate. I quickly stepped into the light and waved my hand so he knew where I

vided my attention between him and the gate. He held my face carefully in his palms, staring at me with a

n a hurry, his words barely audible. His hands left my face as he pulled off the sweater he had on. "I have to stay back and stall him all night. If we leave t

as saying. I dug my hands into the pockets when I realized something was in them. My confusion d

ockets, his fingers tapping the s

ts. He barely gave me time to protest before he continued with his speech. "You know my friend Sarah, right?" He ask

e." I cried out. "Jason, I beg of you, please don't leave me." A tear escaped my eye without my permission

mself back from shaking some sense into me. "He almost fucking raped you last night and there was nothing I coul

my breasts. The only reason he'd stopped was because someone had called his cellphone. Probably one of his goons. Jason had to turn a blind eye to ho

e only perso

ia, listen," He urged pleadingly, lifting my chin so I could look him in the eye. "I promise y

uy once when Jason, Sarah and I had gone clubbing. He'd tagged along with some redheads and they'd all been drun

ds as if to make sure no one was watching and then his eyes came to rest on me. He took a slow scan down

rdly g

eemed to be clapping his hand on Steve's back that he was only trying to make me believe they were good frie

sure

of his trousers and handing it to Steve. I noticed he didn't give him a gun like he had given me and for some reason I could suddenly feel a weigh

d through his face and I was certain he was about to ask me to come back into the house

istering his intent. My voice was an urgent whisper that I made sure Steve couldn't catch. I stared into his eyes, c

't bother g

ke more than ninety five percent of the men that I've met. "Use it on anyone if you absolutely have to," He whispered, look

. I didn't think Jason was tricking me, but I also didn't think that things were going to play out the way he hoped. I

se I

n. "I love you more, Lucia." He whispered back, drawing away from me to plant a kiss on my lips. The kiss was slow and seductive

him? I quickly erased the thought before I became even more hysterical than I already was. Nothing was going t

as he quickly ran back to the house, my eyes never leaving him until he was completely out of sight. I swallowed the lump in my thr

did

few feet away, looking almost as wary of me as I was of him. He glanced down at the phone in his hand before meeting my eyes again in the dead

r doing that

*

gain, silently forcing my body to cooperate with me. I didn't want to fall asleep on the plane, especially not with a gun in the pocket

t thing to describe me with if I'd been around goons for so long and learnt nothing. Thankfully, I was smarter than that. If only I could be a little

he drugs I'd be

he night and I listened as Steve made a call to someone, talking hurriyet. He informed me that someone was going to come

violently, making me instantly on edge. I watched as Steve looked at the five men hurriedly ap

oser and touched the barrel of his gun to Steve's temple. I studied Steve and noted that he was looking at who s

e in the ma

Two, a ray of light had illuminated a signpost, making me realize we weren't in London but in America. Three, if this was Rex then he was th

in t