Page 71 of Take Me Back
“Get out. He told you to stay out.”
“He ain’t the boss of me. This is my island.”
“He’ll kill you if you touch me.” Given the fact that Vander doesn’t have any problem with kidnapping, I’m going to bet he wouldn’t shy away from murder.
“Might be worth it.”
I open my mouth and scream, but at the piercing sound he strides toward me, his hands out. I spin out of his reach, run for the door, and fumble with the lock. The weight of him crashes into me from behind, slamming my face against the wooden panel. His hand comes around my head and covers my mouth, cutting off my ability to breathe and scream. I struggle against his hold, my lungs burning for air.
My elbows barely make contact. I kick backward, trying to land a blow to his knee.
His hot breath touches my ear when he speaks. “The girls that come here, they think they’re better than me. Oh, they’re real nice and they flirt a little, but when I get a little closer, they shy away. I’ve wanted me some American pussy for too fucking long, and I’m not passing up a chance to get a taste of you. You’re gonna be real nice. You’re not gonna fucking scream again, are you? Because I’ll snap your neck at the first fucking squeak.”
Black spots speckle the edges of my vision, and my lungs are on fire. I need air. I shake my head, agreeing to be quiet, even though it’s a lie.
If I can breathe, I can scream.
“Good.” He moves his hand away from where it covers my nose and mouth to wrap around my throat, and I gulp in a breath, my chest heaving. “You’re gonna be real nice to me.”
He yanks me back away from the door, sliding his free hand down to cover my breast, squeezing hard before loosening his grip to pinch the nipple.
Bile rises in my throat, and my skin crawls at his touch and the bulge pressed against my ass.
His lips hit my neck, hot and slimy as he moans. “Gonna make this real good. Gonna eat that pussy better than you’ve ever had, and you’re gonna take my cock everywhere I want.”
He swings me around and with stumbling steps, walks us toward the bed.
No,my brain yells.No.
He shoves me forward, and I fall facedown onto the bed.
No fucking way. I flip onto my back and lift both feet high to catch him in the stomach as he comes toward me. Using every ounce of power I have, I launch him back, and he falls on his ass.
“Oh, you fucking—”
I scream as loud as I can, the earsplitting sound impossible to miss. Someone pounds on the door, and the handle jiggles.
“Open this fucking door!” It’s Vander.
The door flies open moments later and Vander steps into the room, gun in hand. He points it at the man on the floor and squeezes the trigger.
This time, my scream is louder.
Blood and flesh explode as I turn away and shield my face. The man’s body falls to the floor with a thump.
“Shut the fuck up, Kat. You should be thanking me that I didn’t let this piece of shit rape you.”
Chapter 32
Dane
The lights of Sweet Water become larger as we near, and when we’re several hundred yards away, I slow. My unwilling navigator is already pointing off in the distance.
“See the light high in the air there? That’s the tower in Dangriga. We need to bear right and head that way.”
“You sure?”
“Of course I’m fucking sure.”
