Moonlight | T.H | bk2

06

"now be good and keep him quiet. understand?!" zach growled before slamming the door shut. i glared at the door and squeezed connor into my chest more. it's been a week since i've seen harrison. after he came over the last time zach had found his jacket he left behind. he accused me of cheating on him and forced connor and i into a hotel. what a price of shit. he's been cheating on me from the very beginning so why should he care if i actually was cheating on him. i shook my head, there's nothing i can do about it now.

connor finally calmed down after sobbing the entire way here. "here, lay down okay chubby. mommy's going to look around." i smiled and kissed his forehead. he nodded his small head while hugging his stuffed animal. making my way into the room adjacent from the small couch, i laid the blanket up to his shoulders gently. his eyes were already starting to droop from being so worn out. i stood up and glanced around the suite like room. it had a kitchenette in the corner, a bathroom to the right, the small living room outside of this room, and then this room with a single bed. it had a large window in the living room and two windows in the bed room.

i looked out the windows from the bedroom and saw the parked cars with zach's men inside. they were all staring up at me already. fear crept up my back and my palms got sweaty. i raced over to the front window by the front door and peeked out of it. a lump formed in my throat when i saw a man with a gun slung over his shoulder standing guard. my body sunk to the ground. the life i wanted to get away from so badly, it came back without hesitation. my eyes began to burn from the tears begging to fall. i slapped my hands over my mouth to conceal my cries. i should've left sooner, i should've found a way to leave as soon as connor was born! why did i stay?! zach never used to have men perched at every corner! why did i have to keep in contact with harrison! regret started to swell up inside me.

i couldn't contain the shakes from taking over my body. i could feel myself starting to shut down all over again. i felt lost. there was no way out of this.

my cries came to a sudden hault when i heard a small chuckle. slowly i went back into the bedroom and saw connor smiling in his sleep. "uncle hazzy play!" he spoke with his eyes shut. a smile replaced the quivering lips on my face as i sat down beside him. i pushed back his brown curls and caressed his face gently. all the regret had dissipated. connor loved harrison, i loved harrison. he was there for us in every moment we needed him. he was the closest person to us now, he was apart of our family. i let out a small sigh as my hand moved back to my lap. "i wonder what would be different if i just told you." my voice was quiet. in the back of my mind i hoped my little words had somehow reached tom's ears. but that was impossible. shaking my head and wiping the stray tears off my cheeks, i stood back up and looked around for an escape plan.

i looked under, inside, and through everything in this small hotel room but there was nothing here to help us leave here. i sat back down and dropped my head onto the table in front of me. if i could just get- my thoughts were cut off with the sound of the lock changing. i sat straight up and stared as zach entered. he met my gaze and slammed the door shut. he marched over to me, making me stand up in the process, and gripped onto my chin. "Ready to admit your unfaithful?" he sneered. "only if your ready to admit the same." i spat back. his eyebrows furrowed together and his eyes darkened. he pulled my face closer to his, "who the hell was in my house sabrina." his said coldly.

"no one." i winced from how hard he held my chin. "you're fucking lying!" he shouted and released my chin. "who the hell wears a leather jacket! not me!" he threw the lamp across the room. "it was mine, for the hundredth time." i said as calmly as i could, my eyes glancing to the bedroom. "i know everything you own, do you think i'm stupid!" he bared his teeth at me. i gulped, a solution popping into my mind. "you bought it for me." i had to look away to make sure he wouldn't see my lying. "what?" he shot at me in a harsh tone. "from the last batch of clothes you ordered." my voice shook. this had to work. i knew he didn't pick out my clothes, one of his men did. he just paid for everything.

i glanced back over to zach when he didn't reply. he was staring at the wall lost in thought. his head snapped in my direction, glaring hard at me. i stared back. if i broke my gaze away now he'd know i'm lying. we stayed locked in a heavy glare for minutes. "if you're lying." zach said in a dark tone and walked over to me quietly. "if there really was another man in my house," he slid something out of his pocket, "touching my woman," he pressed something cold against my neck. "i'll kill you and that holland spawn without hesitation." he whispered in my ear before pulling away. i let out a gasp and clutched my neck. i watched him straighten his jacket and collar out.

"i have a meeting with joslynn- ah i mean i have a business meeting." he snickered as he side eyed me. "we'll head back home together once i'm finished." he turned his head away and walked out the door.

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tom sat at his office desk quietly. he had his hands folded in front of his mouth as he watched the three in front of him sit anxiously. he was in no mood to guess what had them bothered nor did he feel like asking. the only thing running through his mind was smashing harrison's face into the ground. he hadn't forgotten the way he and sabrina embraced each other. or the fact that she had kissed his cheek to tenderly.

he came to the conclusion though that whatever was going on between them wasn't romantic. if it was then that day he followed haz, he would've joined sabrina on her little work out instead of staying indoors. or, at least that's what tom hoped. his eyes flickered back down to the documents in front of him. there were reports of zachory rushing toward the hotel coleman was hiding in. unfortunately tom's men who had been staying near coleman couldn't quite make out what zach had hurried into a different room. but whatever it was tom wanted to know. for having so many men watch that room it had to be something important.

and in tom's heart, he had hoped it was sabrina being held in that room.

"jesus fuck! i can't take this!" harry shot up from his seat. "harry shut your fucking mouth!" harrison was quick to shout. that only made tom more curious. "no! this is eating me alive! i'm telling him!" harry snapped, his head turning to face his brother. "harry! think of sabrina!" sam shouted, only to cover his own mouth. harrison deflated into his seat and rubbed a hand down his face. sam gave haz an apologetic look and giggled nervously. harry also slapped his hand over his face. "you fat mouthed idiot, i didn't even say her na-" a heavy book being flung near harry's face made him freeze.

"what about sabrina" tom spoke in a dark tone.