Chapter 2

Kat stuck her head up and looked around the inside of the van as the four guys got in and started the engine and backed out. It was a basic work van, nothing inside the back but her and a spare wheel. She wondered where they were taking her and why. She listened as they congratulated themselves with how easy it was to grab her. Well, she was pretty intoxicated, she thought to herself and Scott had insisted she come out without any weapons, because he was sick of her starting trouble and they were lucky, very lucky that her curiosity had overwhelmed her first instincts to slaughter them. She didn’t need weapons to cause trouble, she was a demon and was supposed to keep that a secret but now it was looking more and more like Scott had set her up, but why?

.

The van stopped in an underground carpark and one of the men dragged her out by her feet and threw her over his shoulder as they made their way to the elevator. She didn’t bother to struggle, when the time was right she could free herself. Bindings couldn’t hold a demon with her kind of powers.

These guys are pretty bold carrying a bound and gagged woman round like it was a normal everyday occurrence...

When the lift doors opened it was to an opulent looking apartment. The guy carrying her walked over to a white leather couch with bright red cushions and threw her down on it. She struggled up to sitting and looked around, it seemed familiar somehow.

I’ve been here before, just recently…

Just then a large burly man with flaming red hair and wearing a clean cut white suit walked in and smiled at her. She grimaced to herself, Big Red. So she was in his private suite in his casino. She remembered now, watching Scott gamble for hours and then get invited up here to drink bourbon and smoke cigars. How Scott had made her sit on his lap and had joked with Big Red about how good a fuck she was, Big Red’s hungry gaze had never left her that night…

“Kat, so nice of you to drop in.” Big Red said laughing at his own joke as he sat down across from her, crossing his legs. He clicked his fingers, which were covered in large gaudy gold and diamond rings. “Drink!” He ordered. One of his men walked off to get him one from the liquor cabinet.

“Excuse me if I don’t remove the gag or the ropes, but I know what you’re capable of. I just have to wait for my warlock friend to arrive and place a binding spell on your magic, before I can let you speak, but I’m sure you are wondering why you’re here?”

Kat stared at him. He was an idiot if he thought she was defenceless because she was gagged and bound, that may be how warlock magic worked but she wasn’t a warlock, nor was she a fae slave…is that what they thought she was? Well now…she wasn’t going to get herself out of the situation until she had found out why she was in it in the first place. Give him the noose to hang himself…

Big Red looked at her smugly as his man handed him his drink. He took a sip then smiled at her. She didn’t like the look of that smile, it was devious and vile. It gave her the creeps…and she knew creeps, there were plenty of them in the Demon Realm.

He would make a good demon…

“Scott owes me a lot of money.” He said causing Kat to scowl.

Fucker! So his gambling debts are now involving me it seems, this is off contract.

“And as you know, Scott can’t pay, so we came to another agreement.” He stared at her like he was undressing her as he licked his tongue across his top lip. Kat shuddered.

 No fucking way! She looked at Big Red with wide unbelieving eyes.

“That’s right, he’s given me you as a way to pay off his debt.” Big Red laughed “So you needn’t think anyone is coming to save you, because they are not.”

Kat looked away. She wanted to kill Scott and she intended to kill Big Red very soon. She took stock of the room, where everyone was…as the shadows shifted slightly under her command…

.

.

The elevator doors suddenly opened and Big Red smiled and turned away expecting it to be his warlock friend. As he turned he stood up shocked.

Kat turned her head when the elevator opened, halting what she was about to unleash and saw the warlock Big Red was expecting, but standing beside him, with an arm around the warlock’s neck in an over-the-top friendly manner was the vampire Ruben Luisetti, looking very fine in his dark grey three piece suit, with a black shirt and silver tie. He radiated an aura of pure strength and dominance which attracted her like a moth to a flame. The warlock beside him was bound and gagged, just as she was, and looking at Big Red with an apologetic expression as Ruben had a pleasant smile on his perfectly chiselled face.

“Mr Luisetti, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?” Big Red said glancing nervously at Kat quickly. Ruben walked in pulling the warlock along with him and smiled at Big Red.

“You have acquired something of which interests me greatly.” Ruben said, his voice resonating around the room. Kat blinked, what that voice did to her…this was all new to her.

“Oh, what is that? I would be happy to arrange an exchange for you.” Big Red said cheerfully but extremely nervous as he began to sweat noticeably.

“Glad to hear it.” Ruben said nastily as he pushed the warlock down into a seat then purposely stepped over and sat down next to Kat, looking at her with a great smile as their eyes locked. She saw the hint of sexual predator in those eyes and it made her melt on the inside. She frowned at him, she felt confused in his presence.

His men circled the room disarming Big Red’s men quickly and with an expert proficiency. Big Red was forced to sit down again by one of them pushing down on his shoulder as Ruben placed a hand on Kat’s thigh as he watched her intently. He stroked her thigh lightly making her look up and lock eyes with him again. When he tucked his hand casually down between her thighs very near to her crotch, her eyes widened in surprise and she pressed her thighs together strongly. His eyes danced with mischief before turning back to regard Big Red, leaving his hand there. Kat looked down at it, biting her lip. Big Red stared at Kat and Ruben realising then that ‘the something’ Ruben had meant was her.

“Oh, Mr Luisetti, she’s not mine to give I’m afraid.” Big Red explained, mopping his brow with a handkerchief, nervously.

Ruben continued to smile pleasantly. “Yet here she is…all packaged up and ready to go.”

Kat muttered profanities against the gag causing Ruben to pull his hand out from between her legs and pat her thigh like he was reassuring her. “Shush there, baby girl, the adults are talking.” He didn’t even look at her.

That made Kat worse as she growled deep in her throat and was just about to show them all what she could do to each and every one of them when Ruben turned his icy blue stare on her. She saw pure dominance and power in that flash of a glare. “Quiet! This will be over soon.” He squeezed her thigh almost painfully, his long slender fingers digging into her flesh through her jeans.

Kat stared at him wide eyed. No way!? How the hell…?

His touch was preventing her from using her power…now she really was at his mercy and she didn’t like that one bit, her plans had just flown out the window.