He ordered and the strong hands lifted her and carried her out to an SUV where she was tossed into the back,‘If you know what is good for you then don’t move or I will be forced to restrain you.’Another guttural voice rasped at her and she yelped as a large hand slapped her ass hard,‘And I’ll enjoy turning this deep pink before I put those chains on you.’He hissed giving her a few more hard slaps before slamming the door shut and getting into the passenger seat, the SUV revved up and she was thrown back in her chair. Lucian and Matteo stood in the shade of a huge tree near the deserted ranch, they had arrived with his men about an hour after Miguel had driven up the driveway with Trina as his captive. The two men watched the helicopter hovering and then swooping to land out of sight near the ranch building.‘We cannot let that take off or we will lose Trina for good.’Matteo said looking through his binoculars at the armed men standing by the machine,‘What does our contact say
The four men jumped into Prince Felix’s bulletproof SUV and raced up the driveway and all four had their guns drawn as it skidded to a stop outside the main entrance. It looked like a scene from a bad cowboy film bodies were strewn around the driveway and slumped over the fence surrounding the decking that went all around the main house. It was a bloodbath, and Miguel’s men had not stood a chance, they were outnumbered by at least three to one and a dozen of them were knelt at the side of the house hands on their heads. They had quickly surrendered to Caleb’s and the Prince’s men when they realised they were fighting a losing battle, now the four men picked off a few of the Cartel still fighting until it went silent as Gino carried an unconscious Trina out of the door wrapped in a blanket. Caleb rushed forward to take her from his friend,‘Is she?’He asked hardly daring to breathe,‘She is alive, barely, her pulse is very faint and her breathing is light, we need to get her to a hosp
It was all she had ever wanted and she wrapped her arms around his neck when he bent his head to claim her lips, Felix gave a polite cough and she broke the kiss turning to look at him,‘Hello Felix.’She said smiling at him but not moving out of Caleb’s possessive arms,‘Es ist schön zu sehen, dass Sie sich erholen, Contessa, wenn es Ihnen nichts ausmacht, würde ich gerne unter vier Augen mit Ihnen sprechen.’ [It is good to see you are recovering Contessa, if you do not mind I would like a word with you in private.]He forgot that Caleb spoke fluent German and he glared at the Prince,‘Alles, was du zu Trina sagen willst, kannst du vor mir sagen.’ [Anything you want to say to Trina you can say in front of me.]He growled at him and Trina giggled,‘Down boy, it’s okay, let me talk to my cousin, it’s not as if I can run away from you again is it?’She lifted her arm which was attached to a drip grinning at him and he conceded gracefully kissing the top of her head he headed out of the
It was his number two who had taken it upon himself to spank her whenever she disobeyed them, he had known Miguel would kill him if he raped her so he got his kicks in another way. He had been very rough, his large hand had hurt like hell but she never cried, or even struggled. She knew that she was helpless he was far too strong for her and held her pinned down on his knee, so she had lain still showing no emotion which had only angered him more. Instead of the twenty he had told her she was getting he had given her forty, and then the next time fifty and finally sixty and that was when she had blacked out. She had come round on the tiny bed in the empty room they kept her in, he had tied her wrists and ankles with a rope leaving her unable to move. When agonising cramp had set in her screams had gone unheard and she had lost consciousness again. That was how Gino had found her, he had quickly untied her but that had only caused her more agony as the blood rushed back into them. Non
It took him grabbing her shoulders and shaking her awake before she finally recognised him,‘Baby girl, it’s me, you are safe.’He whispered as she collapsed into his arms trembling and crying, it happened again the next night, and the next and the next, Trina was exhausted, he was exhausted and he decided she needed help. Nothing he had done had helped her, every single time he had to shake her until she woke up and then hold her while she cried. Trina did not want to see the Psychiatrist Caleb found for her, she was suffering from PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] is a mental health condition caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event so that every time she closed her eyes to try to sleep she was back in the clutches of the monster and his men.‘I don’t need this, I’ll be fine, I just need a little more time.’She said glaring at Caleb, who in turn shook his head,‘No Trina, you are seeing him if I have to carry you to his fucking offices, I’m tired and I need my sleep
Nothing was familiar, she was on the outskirts of a city, whose name she did not know and there was little to no shelter and she began to shiver with the cold and with the fear of the unknown. Somehow she staggered to a nearby tree and clung to its firm trunk as the winds picked up and buffeted her from every direction. Dawn was trying to break through and the sky was turning from inky black to steel grey and the heavy clouds in the distance began to drift lower and lower.Max, Toby, Aaron and Kate were all university students studying Meteorology, the study of the atmosphere, like the climate and the weather and in particular Paleotempestology, the estimation of cyclone activity using proxy data. They had been chasing this storm for hours and were delighted it finally looked like it was turning into something they could use for their studies.‘Looks like it’ll hit the ground real soon.’Toby stated excitedly from his laptop,‘Got a lot of data coming in.’Kate grabbed the binoculars
He grinned at her handing her a mug of hot chocolate topped with swirls of cream and marshmallows with a chocolate flake balanced in it, she took a sip and it was so delicious she wrapped both her hands around the mug and took another large gulp gasping as it burned her mouth. When she looked up Max smiled broadly she had a blob of cream on her nose and he wiped it off and then licked his finger. It was such an intimate gesture it made her blush again and she lowered her eyes to hide her embarrassment she asked,‘Who are you people?’‘I’m Max Trippier, this is Kate Fellows, Toby Delite and Aaron Blackier, we all attend Tarleton State University, and we’re all studying Meteorology/Paleotempestology.’At her blank look, he added,‘We’re storm chasers, we follow the storms hoping for a touchdown and a Twister.’Her eyes grew wide,‘OMG, you chase those things?’Max chuckled,‘Yes, they are dangerous when they get big but for the most part, the smaller ones will cause a little structural
Kate jumped in first,‘Where in the UK are you from?’She asked eagerly and Trina smiled she knew what was coming,‘I’m from a small village near Manchester. I grew up there but went away to boarding school when I was eight.’The other woman gasped in shock,‘You went to Boarding School at the age of eight?’Trina raised an eyebrow,‘Well, yes of course I did, my parents went to boarding school, their parents went to boarding school, it’s what their class have always done. I mean my father went to school with the new King, they met at Gordonstoun and remained friends until his death.’Kate and the others sat open-mouthed in shock,‘You met the King of England?’Kate squeaked and Trina laughed,‘Well, he wasn’t the King at the time but yes as a young child my parents socialised with the then Prince of Wales and I met him and other members of the family on numerous occasions. He is my Godfather as he was Papa’s best friend when I was born.’Kate was beside herself with delight,‘OMG! Y