He grabbed her face between his hands. “Pull it together.” His thumbs caressed her cheeks in a soothing stroke. This was nuts. One minute he’s threatening her and the next he’s calming her. “Deep breath.” He whispered in a sweet reassuring tone.
She inhaled a deep breath and released it.
She peered into his eyes and gave her best attempt at a smile. “I’m good, it’s all together.” He let out a sigh and lowered his head but not before she saw the semblance of a tiny smile. He dropped his hands from her face and grabbed her hand again. They walked to the front and through the door.
BJ immediately came up to Sadie. “What took so long, I was just about to come… Who’s that?” He pointed to the man behind her.
She opened her mouth, not even sure what she was going to say, but never got the chance. From behind her, his body pressed close to hers. His hands slid around her waist and rested at her stomach. Her heart started pumping again but this time it wasn’t from fear. When her nipples got hard, she refused to acknowledge what her body was feeling. It was too soon for Stockholm syndrome.
“Hey man, I’m Stone. My car just backfired. Sadie said you guys were freaked out by it. Sorry about that, didn’t mean to scare anyone. Probably need to replace the ignition coil.” He smiled down at her. His smile softened his entire face. For the past two weeks, she’d waited to see his smile. It was worth the wait, she thought as she smiled back.
He sounded nice. But he wasn’t, he was dangerous. This guy and his fellow thugs just threatened to kill her, but now he sounded so pleasant. BJ kept looking at Stone, then to Sadie, and back at Stone. Her eyes widened as she looked at BJ. He had to see that something wasn’t right. She felt a nudge in her back and his hands released her so she walked back to the kitchen until she heard a cough. Sadie turned back to Stone. His eyes told her she’d done something wrong. He told her not to leave his sight.
“Melinda, can you grab my bag from the back? All of sudden I’m feeling light headed.” Sadie grabbed the counter and put on her best sick girl performance.
“Yeah, sure thing, hon.” Melinda was all smiles. She obviously thought she had finally hooked up with the guy she had been obsessing over for the past two weeks.
Sadie turned around to find Stone’s cold eyes peering into hers. He looked pissed. I followed his rules, I did what he said. She glanced around and caught BJ’s eyes. He knew something was wrong. She gave him a half smile. Say something, kid.
Melinda came back with her stuff and winked at Sadie when she handed it to her. She whispered, “Girl, I want all the details. He is hotter than I remember. Damn, you go get yourself some.”
Sadie released a nervous laugh and walked back to Stone. He stared at her as she got closer. He put an arm around her shoulders and they walked out the door.
Once outside, they headed to the back again and he removed his arm from her shoulder. He gripped her forearm. This time they went around the right side of the building, and there in the back was the truck.
As a last ditch effort, Sadie dug her heels into the ground and pleaded. “Please let me go. I swear I won’t say anything, I mean, really, I didn’t see anything and if I had I wouldn’t tell a soul. I promise!”
He yanked her arm gently and stared straight forward, not even a glancing her way. They stopped at the back door to the black truck and Stone finally glanced down at her.
“You done?” he said in a bored tone.
He didn’t even wait for a response. He seized the handle, opened the door, and she realized her fate was sealed. She was going to die. Bogs sat in the back behind the driver’s side. He looked over at them.
Sadie was almost surprised at how good looking he was, short light brown hair, soft colored eyes. He had a sweet face, a trusting face. Not someone you would expect to pull out a gun and shoot you.
“Get up front, man.”
Bogs looked confused. He looked from Stone, then to Sadie, and finally back to Stone. He started laughing. “Aww…this is fucking precious, Stone’s got himself a new fucking kitten.”
She was lightly pushed in as Bogs exited, still laughing. Stone slid into the backseat with her and slammed the door shut. He adjusted his legs which were now spread wide with his hand on his knee. Oh dear God, this man was big. Her eyes were fixated on his hand, large and strong. Her stare traveled up his thick thigh, immediately zoning in on his groin. Even that appeared big. Sadie wondered if he was big all over, everywhere. He cleared his throat and raised his eyebrows. She’d just been caught checking out her abductor. Way to go, Sadie.
“Give me your bag,” he demanded. She hesitantly handed it to him. He rifled through it and pulled out her wallet. She saw him slip out her driver’s license.
He tossed it up front to Bogs and said, “I want everything, get it all. Now.”
He shoved her purse back into her lap. A chill ran through her at the brief touch of his hand against her thigh. She gasped and he glanced at her. His eyes slowly raked over her, head to toe and back up to meet her stare. Her blood coursed through her and her face flushed. Under his stare, her nipples beaded and she rubbed her legs
