Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 73515 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 73515 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
His looks, and how amazing it felt to be wrapped up in his arms, flew out of my mind when I saw the hypodermic needle in his hand. That put the fight right back into me. “No!” I gasped as I squirmed and wiggled with all of my might, but he was still able to lift the needle to his mouth and pull the cap off with his teeth. I cried out when I felt the sting in my upper arm. “Please,” I pleaded. “Just let me go.”
“Never going to fucking happen, Audrey,” he growled as he held me perfectly still while slowly pushing the plunger all the way down.
I glared up at him as he pulled the needle from my skin and shoved it and the cap back into his pocket. “I know very powerful people,” I warned, trying to hide my panic. “They’ll find me, and you’ll be sorry you ever took me!”
“Just relax, kitten, I won’t hurt you, ” he murmured as he smoothed back a lock of hair that had fallen out of my updo onto my forehead while I had been struggling. “They’re no match for me. Especially when it comes to you. You’re mine now. No one is ever going to take you from me.”
I was utterly confused by his statements, but my brain was too fuzzy to figure out what he meant by them. I tried unsuccessfully to push words past my lips as my consciousness drained from my body, the drugs quickly taking effect.
4
Merrick
I brushed a kiss over Audrey’s forehead after I swept her limp body into my arms. Drugging her hadn’t been my first choice, but a scenario where she went with me willingly wasn’t likely.
Gently, I placed her in the car and secured the seat belt around her. Then I jogged around to the driver’s side and slid in. We were headed to the Teterboro Airport, where a private plane was waiting to take us to Los Angeles. I’d collected a favor from a previous client with deep pockets who’d asked for a little more than the services I usually provided.
With the weekenders returning to the city, there was little traffic on the way out, and we made it to the airport in less than forty-five minutes. I drove the car into the hangar and exited, tossing the keys to a man in jeans and a logoed polo. Our bags had already been loaded onto the plane this morning—I’d packed Audrey’s after she’d left for the wedding.
I’d only given her a mild sedative, but it would be enough to knock her out for most of the plane ride across the country. After unbuckling her, I gathered her into my arms and stalked toward the plane. The attendant didn’t look twice at us as he got into the car and moved it into a parking spot on the other side. Considering his employer, a man carrying an unconscious woman onto the plane was probably mundane.
Once we were on board, I took Audrey back to the bedroom and gently laid her on the bed. I removed her shoes and put them on the floor next to the bed before pulling the pins from her silky hair. Her face was soft in sleep, and she looked incredibly beautiful. I put the pins in the drawer of the nightstand and turned to leave her to rest. Halfway to the door, I stopped and twisted my head to look at her over my shoulder. I was tempted...so tempted to climb into that bed and find out what it felt like to have her pressed against me when I wasn’t holding her captive.
Although the idea of restraining her while I explored every inch of her body was definitely appealing, it would have to wait until she was not only fully aware of what was happening but had agreed to it. Seducing her into agreeing wasn’t out of the realm of consideration, though.
I shored up my control and left the bedroom, locking the door behind me.
The plane had just landed and was taxiing to the hangar when I heard a shout from the bedroom, and the door began to rattle. I glanced at my watch. Pretty spot on with that dose.
The rattles became violent shakes as I approached the door and withdrew the key from my pocket. I didn’t contemplate why the plane’s owner had changed it so that this room locked from the outside. Not when it suited my purposes at the moment.
Audrey yanked hard again, just as the mechanism released, and I made sure to keep a tight grasp on the door so she wouldn’t go flying backward.
As soon as I let go, it flung open to reveal a very sexy, very pissed-off woman. My eyes locked onto her body as if drawn by a magnet. She breathed heavily, making her perfect tits bounce. Her skin was flushed from being so worked up, and her eyes were spitting fire. Fucking hell, she’s gorgeous.