I was lying on the bed when the door opened, and Sean walked in.Coming to sit at the foot of the bed, he takes a long puff from his cigar."How are you doing cupcake." He asks.Ignoring my unresponsive attitude, he continues to say. "Tonight, I have a job for you." He tells me. "You'll be entertaining an important client."Surprised and scared, I sit up to face him."What do you mean?" I ask."I have been offered good cash for my finest and best." He tells me.A nervous laugh escapes my lips. "What do you mean? I never dance for anyone.""Well, this client is different." He says. "And I am still disappointed in you, so you might as well pay for your mistake because it cost me."At this moment, my heart was racing. Was he finally tired of me letting others see me? I can't let this happen. I have to find an excuse to avoid this.Laying back down, I mumble."Am tired,"Chuckling, he says. "Then don't show it." With a quick inhale from his cigar, he lowers it into the ashtray. His tight g
It's him."You." We both say at the same time.A huge smile plasters on his face, and in one stride he has me in his arms in a tight hug. I don't know why but tears start to fall down my cheeks, my heart feeling heavy as he holds me tight.My hands are shaky as I wrap them around his torso."I am so glad to see you." He breathes, his voice low in my ear.Pulling away, he holds my face in his hands, wiping away the tears with his thumb. He Puts a strand of hair behind my ear, then kisses my forehead.Seeing him here, right now, in front of me, brought so many emotions that I couldn't say a word but stare at him. I felt happy and relieved that he was here but my heart suddenly dropped in fear and I took a step back, out of his embrace.Confused, he asks. " What's wrong?" taking a step forward and I take one back."How are you here?" I ask him. "Are you one of them?""What?...No!""Then how did you afford me, I have never been given to anyone," I tell him."Look, I came here instead of a
My eyes snap open when I feel freezing water poured on me. My vision was blurry as l tried to take in my surroundings, I was seated in a chair, and my arms and legs wouldn't budge when I tried to move. "Ah, Mr. Reid. You're finally up." A voice says.My vision cleared, and I took in my situation, I was in a space, probably a warehouse, tied down to a chair which explained why I couldn't move, and in front of me was a desk with a man swiveling in his chair. He had a hard, rough face with a scar on his left eyebrow, and looked at me with a smile. My voice is low and rough, I ask. "Where is Hailey?" "She's fine." He smiles. "Let us talk business first." "What do you want?" "It has come to my notice that you, Mr. Reid are an important man, and killing you would be a waste." He starts. "So I want us to make our meeting worthwhile. So let's make a deal." "What deal?" "Am glad you asked." He beams. "You give me money in exchange, I let the both of you go." "How much do you want, hu
"Hunter?..." Coughing, I sit up."Hunter...." He lay on my lap, not moving.Brows furrowed, I shake him. "Hunter.."His body slides off my lap, which is when I notice the blood. Panic sets in me when I take in the situation that he was shot."Hunter..." I cry out.Assessing the wound, he has been bleeding out for a while since there is a puddle of blood under him. How long has he been out?Panicking, I look around to see a door at the far end of the warehouse.Searching for a pulse, I find one but weak. I have to get him out of here before he completely bleeds out.Putting all my strength into it, I lift him dragging him towards the door, only to fall to the ground. He's too heavy for me to carry out of here.Tears stream down my face as l look at his pale face. "I am not going to let you die," I say to his unconscious frame. "Be right back, okay.."Kissing his forehead I stand and bolt for the door. It was bright outside, and it looked like we were in a secluded part of vegas becaus
My eyes slowly opening am met with a white ceiling, a sketchy smell of medicine fills my nose as my mouth feels dry and sour. I hear a beeping sound.Looking around, I realize I am in a hospital bed with needles in my skin. Standing at the end of the room, looking outside the window, is a broad back I could recognize from anywhere."Xander?.." I croak out, my voice was hoarse.Quickly turning, he beams, smiling. "Hunter." In a second, he's next to me. "You're finally awake.""Hey, buddy.." I smirk."I was so worried the day you didn't come back from the club, and the next thing I know am getting a call from your dad saying that you were shot!" He rumbles. "You do you know what tight spot you had me in...I didn't even know how to explain to your father how you got shot!...dude!"Laughing, I say. "I'll be careful next time I go to a club."Sighing, he pats my shoulder. "Glad you're okay, man."Looking around, I feel a bit uneasy."Don't worry, she just went to get some coffee," Xander s
" Your bail is here. " Standing I smile at the young handsome police officer who also happens to be my friend with benefits.Jack was an intern police officer who came to Los Angeles a month ago. We immediately hit it off after I spent a few times getting arrested. Pouting, I say. "Already?... I just got settled in." Unlocking the door to my cell, Jack chuckles. "Can I stop arresting you for once?" "That is if you stop interrupting my place of work." Walking past him, I go to the front where I see my dad sitting in the waiting area clad in his blue, expensive suit looking completely out of place in a police station. Noticing me, he stands up without a word and walks out of the station. I am not going to hear the end of this one. "Let this be the last time Haley," Jack shouts after me as I leave. Winking, I smile. "Not making any promises." Outside I find the car parked in front. Once sitting in the back next to him, he nods to the chauffeur Pete, we drive off. A side gla
Groaning I turn over in bed, reaching out to pat the side next to me to find it empty. Stretching, I slowly open my eyes to realize that yesterday's events weren't just a dream. Sighing I get out of bed and make my way to the kitchen where I hear people talking. Walking in I find Jack making breakfast with my brother sitting in one of the chairs. "Alex?...what are you doing here?" I say taking one of the seats. "I figured you were here." He says. "And mom was worried." "I didn't call him..." Jack immediately says when I look at him. Unfortunately, Jack and Alex knew each other and it made it harder to keep Jack in the friend zone since he was also good with my brother. "Does dad know that you're here?" I ask. "No, he probably thinks I'm at my friends' place or something." He tells me. "Here you go," Jack says, placing a plate in front of me. "Thank you." "So what are you doing here?" I ask Alex. "Well, mom said to bring you that" He pointed at a black duffle bag on the co
After what felt like an hour of walking in the hot desert heat, I mmediately look up when I hear a car coming. Smiling, I stand up at the side of the road waving for them to stop and thankfully they do.The truck pulls next to me and a bearded man pops his head out of the truck smiling."Hello, missy." He says in a cowboy ascent. I was told never to get in cars with strange men but he looks friendly and I need a ride before I die out here."Uh hie." I returned his smile."Where are you heading?" He asks."Vegas.""Well lucky you, I am heading that way." He tells me. "Well hope in missy."Once in the passenger seat, he drives off."The names Bob." He tells me."Hailey.""That your car I saw a mile back?" He asks."Yes, it overheated or something," I told him. "A tow truck is coming to pick it up.""Well, she is a beaut.""Thank you."Bob continues with the small talk as we drive towards the city.An hour later we reach Vegas and I can say seeing is much better than just hearing from p
My eyes slowly opening am met with a white ceiling, a sketchy smell of medicine fills my nose as my mouth feels dry and sour. I hear a beeping sound.Looking around, I realize I am in a hospital bed with needles in my skin. Standing at the end of the room, looking outside the window, is a broad back I could recognize from anywhere."Xander?.." I croak out, my voice was hoarse.Quickly turning, he beams, smiling. "Hunter." In a second, he's next to me. "You're finally awake.""Hey, buddy.." I smirk."I was so worried the day you didn't come back from the club, and the next thing I know am getting a call from your dad saying that you were shot!" He rumbles. "You do you know what tight spot you had me in...I didn't even know how to explain to your father how you got shot!...dude!"Laughing, I say. "I'll be careful next time I go to a club."Sighing, he pats my shoulder. "Glad you're okay, man."Looking around, I feel a bit uneasy."Don't worry, she just went to get some coffee," Xander s
"Hunter?..." Coughing, I sit up."Hunter...." He lay on my lap, not moving.Brows furrowed, I shake him. "Hunter.."His body slides off my lap, which is when I notice the blood. Panic sets in me when I take in the situation that he was shot."Hunter..." I cry out.Assessing the wound, he has been bleeding out for a while since there is a puddle of blood under him. How long has he been out?Panicking, I look around to see a door at the far end of the warehouse.Searching for a pulse, I find one but weak. I have to get him out of here before he completely bleeds out.Putting all my strength into it, I lift him dragging him towards the door, only to fall to the ground. He's too heavy for me to carry out of here.Tears stream down my face as l look at his pale face. "I am not going to let you die," I say to his unconscious frame. "Be right back, okay.."Kissing his forehead I stand and bolt for the door. It was bright outside, and it looked like we were in a secluded part of vegas becaus
My eyes snap open when I feel freezing water poured on me. My vision was blurry as l tried to take in my surroundings, I was seated in a chair, and my arms and legs wouldn't budge when I tried to move. "Ah, Mr. Reid. You're finally up." A voice says.My vision cleared, and I took in my situation, I was in a space, probably a warehouse, tied down to a chair which explained why I couldn't move, and in front of me was a desk with a man swiveling in his chair. He had a hard, rough face with a scar on his left eyebrow, and looked at me with a smile. My voice is low and rough, I ask. "Where is Hailey?" "She's fine." He smiles. "Let us talk business first." "What do you want?" "It has come to my notice that you, Mr. Reid are an important man, and killing you would be a waste." He starts. "So I want us to make our meeting worthwhile. So let's make a deal." "What deal?" "Am glad you asked." He beams. "You give me money in exchange, I let the both of you go." "How much do you want, hu
It's him."You." We both say at the same time.A huge smile plasters on his face, and in one stride he has me in his arms in a tight hug. I don't know why but tears start to fall down my cheeks, my heart feeling heavy as he holds me tight.My hands are shaky as I wrap them around his torso."I am so glad to see you." He breathes, his voice low in my ear.Pulling away, he holds my face in his hands, wiping away the tears with his thumb. He Puts a strand of hair behind my ear, then kisses my forehead.Seeing him here, right now, in front of me, brought so many emotions that I couldn't say a word but stare at him. I felt happy and relieved that he was here but my heart suddenly dropped in fear and I took a step back, out of his embrace.Confused, he asks. " What's wrong?" taking a step forward and I take one back."How are you here?" I ask him. "Are you one of them?""What?...No!""Then how did you afford me, I have never been given to anyone," I tell him."Look, I came here instead of a
I was lying on the bed when the door opened, and Sean walked in.Coming to sit at the foot of the bed, he takes a long puff from his cigar."How are you doing cupcake." He asks.Ignoring my unresponsive attitude, he continues to say. "Tonight, I have a job for you." He tells me. "You'll be entertaining an important client."Surprised and scared, I sit up to face him."What do you mean?" I ask."I have been offered good cash for my finest and best." He tells me.A nervous laugh escapes my lips. "What do you mean? I never dance for anyone.""Well, this client is different." He says. "And I am still disappointed in you, so you might as well pay for your mistake because it cost me."At this moment, my heart was racing. Was he finally tired of me letting others see me? I can't let this happen. I have to find an excuse to avoid this.Laying back down, I mumble."Am tired,"Chuckling, he says. "Then don't show it." With a quick inhale from his cigar, he lowers it into the ashtray. His tight g
"Fucking find her!" I yell into the phone before disconnecting it. "You can't keep going like this," Xander tells me. It has been a week since she was taken and I still haven’t found her. I am so angry with myself that I couldn't protect her.She begged me to save her, to take her away so they couldn't take her, tears in her eyes pleading with me. She was scared. God knows what she has been through, what those people do to her. Just thinking about it makes me angry. "Why are you so worked up over a girl you don’t even know," Xander says sitting next to me on the couch. Sighing I look at him. "I might not know her but I feel like protecting her," I say. "And after that night with her, I wanted to get to know her, so am going to do whatever it takes to save her from whatever trouble she's in." "We told the police about it so they've got it covered," Xander says. "And it's time we went home now, our work here in vegas is done." "I can't just leave Xander," I tell him. "At least w
Hands trembling, I fold them to my chest as I lay in a ball position on the bed. I was sweating like hell even though I felt cold and was shaking, my muscles hurt just wanted to lay where I was and not get up. I can do this. The chant that has been in my head for the past hour now, telling myself that I don't need the drugs, I can survive this on my own even though the last thread to that thought was slowly shattering. I have lost count of how many days I have been here. Sean has made sure to dope me with drugs that I can't get away from, crack and heroin being some of them. The security watching me is tight and any escape attempts have only gotten me in trouble. Yesterday was the only day Sean let me go outside as his way of showing me that I can get an amount of freedom if I continue to do what he wanted and it was also my only chance of escape. So when I saw that guy again at the mall I took my chance by running from my guards and going to him but that attempt failed. I just
It’s her. She was running towards us, tears streaming down her cheeks. Reaching us, she flings her arms at me, wrapping them around my neck tightly and I hold her close to me in a hug, and at that moment I feel her body shaking. My hands protectively go around her, holding her close. She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. The once daring gaze she held was gone, and seeing her like this tagged at my heart. "Help me. Please." Her voice is shaky and her trembling hands tightly hold the back of my shirt, as if scared to be pulled away. Putting a strand of hair behind her ear, I wipe the tears from her cheeks but they just keep on coming. "Am not going to let anything happen to you," I say with promise in my words and I mean every word. "Let's go." I immediately told Xander. "Give me the girl." Turning I see one of the men from the restaurant. The girl immediately goes behind me hiding and I feel her whole figure tremble in fear. "Please don't let them take me." She quiver
I was going through some files when the door to my office flung open. "You should get a life." My best friend and pain in the ass Xander says."What do you want?" I ask not even sparing him a glance."I'm here to save you from yourself." He says. "Let's go out tonight."Sighing, I look at him. "I have some work to do."Taking the seat in front of my desk he says with a sigh. "Look it's been two weeks now and you can not still be hung over that one night stand."He just had to bring her up. I wouldn't say I was hung over her but yes I still couldn't get her out of my head. After that day she left my apartment, it was like she disappeared into thin air because I never saw her again, and trust me I have been looking for her but now I was slowly starting to give up. I guess you can’t find someone who doesn’t want to be found. I didn’t care if this made me look desperate but I liked and wanted to get to know her more, so as someone who's always determined I wanted to find her and at leas