Layla’s POVFor a moment I didn’t know what to do, and I stood rooted to my spot at the entrance of the bathroom, half-shielded from sight while I witnessed Jasper try to scramble up to his feet.He was almost successful (the operative word here being ‘almost’) and as he leveraged himself up with hi
I ignored the burning sensations that flooded my calves with each step. By the Goddess, I was going to be crippled if I didn’t get them off soon.The men tensed, their frames turning rigid until they turned to see me. I couldn’t imagine what I must’ve looked like in that moment, a shivering human gi
Layla’s POVMy taunting had the desired effect, because predictably, while I was still undoing my straps, the men let out cries of outrage and started to charge in my direction.There were five of them in total, and with their leader down that left four, with one staying back to hold Jasper while hi
Layla’s POV“You… fucking… whore!” he grunted finally, pulling back enough to deliver a hard blow that set the knots and bolts in my head spinning loose as my vision blurred dangerously.I felt the fight start to trickle out of me slowly, but I continued and as he rained down blows on me I tried to
Hector’s POVWhen it struck me out of the blue, the headache felt like someone had lanced a spear straight through the middle of my brain, and I startled, letting out a sharp hiss of pain in response as my phone slipped out of my fingers.The loud bass of the music playing practically swallowed its
The dazed sheen in her eyes told me she was half-drunk, or at least pretending to be for some reason, and she parted her lips to say something that would no doubt fall along the lines of her usual fashion with me.I decided to cut to the chase, asking if she’d seen Layla.Palmer shook her head lazil
Hector’s POVLess than twenty minutes later I stood hunched over a monitor, going over grainy footage from the only CCTV camera positioned in the alleyway leading out the back exit.Palmer was beside me, and together we flanked the pale-skinned technician, who sat in front of the monitor, cringing e
Hector’s POVThe journey back to Greensborough was silent when Palmer finally gave up after the multiple failed attempts at trying to wheedle answers out of me on what I planned to do once we got in.Taking in the strange scene we presented now—the blonde sat at a spot in the limo that was farthest