Irresistible

Chapter eleven

Patrick's POV

"Okay, here's the plan." Will said. "Patrick, you and Elisa go in. Tell Sally you're there to make the trade. Andy and I will go and get Pete and Joe out while you two distract her. Tori, you wait up here and when we come back up with them, and take care of them. Then we'll go get Patrick and Elisa."

"Okay." Tori said.

"Are you sure this will work?" I asked.

"It's the only plan we've got. This is our best shot." Will said.

I sighed. "Fine. Elisa, are you ready?" I asked.

She nodded.

"Wait." Tori said. She grabbed my arm and put both hands on my face. "Come back to me." She whispered.

"You know I always do." I whispered back. I kissed her quickly and pulled away.

"Elisa?" Will asked.

He pulled her close. "Don't be afraid. I won't let her hurt you." He told her. Elisa nodded against his chest and he released her.

"Take care of her." Will warned me.

"You take care of them." I said referring to Pete, Andy, Joe, and Tori.

"I will." He said.

I nodded. "Let's go, Elisa." I said.

We started walking up to the door of Sally's house.

Andy's POV

"They just went inside." Will said.

"Hurry. We have to get out of here as soon as possible." Tori said. She clearly didn't like this.

At first, shed demanded to go in. She and Will would distract their mother while Patrick and I saved Pete and Joe. But all of us agreed that her bring pregnant would complicate things too much.

"Let's go." I said.

"Be careful." Tori said.

"We will." I promised.

We started walking towards the house, bending down so we weren't seen through the windows. Not that Sally was paying attention to the outside.

"She's keeping them in the basement." Will whispered.

He led me around the back of the house and we kicked the basement window open.

"After you." Will said.

I slid through the open window and dropped to the floor. Will dropped in right after me.

A groan drew my attention over to the corner of the room. There, held up by ropes, and wearing torn, bloody clothes, was Joe.

"Holy shit, Joe." I said.

"Here's a knife, cut him down." Will said.

I took the blade and hurried over. "It's gonna be okay, man. We're getting you out of here." I said.

Joe had clearly been beaten up pretty bad, but he didn't look as bad as Pete had in the photo Sally sent us.

I cut through the ropes that bound my friend and then removed them from his wrists. "What hurts, Joe?" I asked.

"Everything." He moaned.

"Can you walk?" Will asked.

"Yes." He said. I helped him to his feet. "Tori's up the hill with my truck." I said. "She's waiting for you."

"Stay low and Sally won't see you." Will said.

"Joe, where's Pete?" I asked.

Joe looked at me. "He's messed up, Andy. He might not let you touch him."