“If you bump my foot again and I’m going to rip out your eyeballs,” Eva glared at Laurence, his movements freezing as he realized he was pressed against her foot.
Embarrassment passed through him, which he quickly hid with a hurried mumbled apology and slid over on the hardwood so he was no longer brushing against her bruised ankle.
“Here’s something for you to sleep in,” Laurence offered, grabbing a large shirt and some basketball shorts from the drawer. Eva shifted her weight uneasily, her arms still folded tightly over her chest as she surveyed the room he was letting her stay in. It was about the size of her hotel room. It wasn’t much
Laurence’s head was still spinning by the time he registered she even left. He watched with a sinking feeling in his stomach as the dirt clouds rested from her hasty retreat. Despite her quick escape, Laurence couldn’t get the electric tingles from her searing lips out of his system. Her response was not only unexpected, but it was also thrilling.
The loud music thundered through her whole body and the stench of alcohol and sweat scrunched her nose, but Eva still found the desire to stay. The secret of what happened lies in this one guy. She had to stay. After seeing Cullen’s face on that tape and watching those men mercilessly beat her brother, Eva knew she had no choice but to follow the only lead she could really hang onto.
Laurence scanned the large bar, searching for anything that would lead him to Eva or Cullen. He had finally been able to find the club and when he caught a whiff of the delectable scent of his mate, he burst in. Her scent was faint and was now swallowed up by the overwhelming scent of sweaty bodies, but that did little to deter his determination to find her. Eva was pretty tall, especially when she had heels on, and there was no way she could blen
Laurence turned his back on the lights and squatted next to Eva, once again holding her face between his hands. Her head easily moved between his fingers, but her skin was now unnaturally warm. He knew she needed medical attention soon or she was going to be in a lot of trouble. “You have to be okay for me, babe. Hang in there, help is coming.” Once he heard the car door open, he stood up and turned around, standing in front of Eva&rsq
Eva’s head pounded as she finally started waking up again. Her head felt like it was sitting underwater and the thoughts she could conjure up were muddled at best. What did she do to get a headache like this? When Eva’s hands refused to move, she snapped her eyelids open.
Two weeks. It’s been two long weeks since he last saw Eva curled up and unconscious in that alley. He was losing his mind with worry as he desperately tried to piece together what was happening. He and his brothers had spent all their time following any little clue as to where she was staying. Laurence found the search frustrating, as he had yet to find anything relatively close to helpful, but still continued in his search.
Eva grit her teeth together as another harsh blow from the hard pipe split across her back. The pain that blossomed was familiar as she had felt it repeatedly for quite some time now. She clenched her teeth and refused to show how much it hurt. She knew her defiance was motivating Oliver to be harsher on her, but she couldn’t bring herself to cave in to his inclinations.