was halfway
down the hall when Clay’s telepathic words stopped him cold. Come back here or I’m walking.
Dirk wasn’t sure he could
repeat the meet and greet scene nine more times without exploding. But he had
to suck it up. On the fifth girl, they opened the door and he recognized her as
Elena. Thank God. His pulse raced and his body nearly burst with need. His
damned bones cracked and his fangs elongated.
Dirk!
Clay’s sharp command pulled
him out of his sexual haze. Holy shit .
What the hell had just happened? One look at Elena and he wanted to shift.
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Elena was close to her
breaking point. It was bad enough to dress like a whore, but for men to come in
and press their hands on her breasts and grab her ass, she’d rather they’d
killed her in the warehouse.
The click of the door had her
heart sprinting. Two men who looked closer to giants strutted in. Instantly,
her adrenaline spiked, but then calmed almost as quickly. Her reaction to them
was different from all the others who’d entered. Something was unusual about
these two.
For one, neither of these men
leered at her like the others had. In fact, the broader one didn’t even make
eye contact. His full-lipped mouth was pressed closed and his hands were
clasped behind his back. The taller, fairer one smiled. He was the first one
who actually looked kind. Appreciating the reprieve, her blood pressure
dropped.
“What’s your name, sugar?”
His tone was even and, dare she say, gentle?
The woman dressed in black
had stopped by after Elena had showered and dressed and forbade her to tell
anyone her real name. She also explained how men would come by, and for her
sake, she needed to convince one of them to buy her. If at the end of the evening,
no one had offered for her, she’d be wishing she were back in the cage in the
warehouse.
“Maria.”
“Maria, I’m Randy. Would you
mind standing so we can take a good look at you?”
She closed her eyes for a
moment and willed the humiliation away. Automatically, she crossed her arms
over her chest. The taller one leaned in close and clasped her shoulders
gently. His rich, woodsy scent stirred something deep inside her, and this
reaction frightened her in its intensity.
“I’m not here to hurt you,”
he whispered. “I want to help you escape.”
Her eyes flashed open. The
words jammed in her brain as she studied him to see if he was just teasing her
or telling the truth. Please
God , make
him be sincere .
Her savior turned around.
“What do you think, Dargon ?”
“Ah. I’m not sure. She looks
a little too innocent.”
Her palms sweated, and she
rubbed them against her blouse. She had to convince them to take her. She
couldn’t go back into that cage. “I am not.” God forgive me for lying . “I love to suck on a man’s cock.” The
expected revulsion never materialized. It was as if the devil slid into her
soul and put words in her mouth.
“I like that, Maria, but we
need to look around.” The tall one mouthed, “Don’t worry.”
Confusion clouded her brain
once they left her. The urge to run after them was strong, but she’d been
warned about the cameras tracking her every move. If she acted like she was
there against her will, her captors would never let her go.
She sat down and said another
silent prayer. She’d find a way to make this work out. The cubicle seemed to
shrink, and she closed her eyes to picture her family. Their smiling faces gave
her strength.
She wasn’t sure how long
she’d waited, but it seemed like an eternity. When the door opened and the
guard who’d led her in entered, her heart tripped. Was this the end? Was her time
up?
“Come with me. You’ve been
bought.”
Her knees weakened at the
news. Horror and relief collided. Elena refused to
consider what being bought entailed,
nor could she guess which man had purchased her. She hoped her new owner was
one of the nice ones.
As she stepped out of the
room, she caught sight of the two beautiful men