Outlaw Angel

A Grave Mistake: Part I

Korey's POV

"You've got to take your place, "I said with a laugh as Brantley tightened his grip on my arms pulling me closer trying to steal one more kiss. I couldn't help but laugh harder as he buried his chin in my neck tickling me with his beard. I heard footsteps behind us as I tried to wiggle free then saw PJ rolling his eyes over B's shoulder. I pushed my hands against his chest not moving him. "Babe.... you've got to get on stage.....now."

"Uh uh," Brantley grumbled with a laugh hovering his lips over mine. "Need one more. You know near death experience today and all." He let out a yelp when I narrowed my eyes and grabbed his ear twisting it slightly. "Ow, ow, ow. Dammit Princess! Okay I'm going. Damn slave driver."

"Go rock the house outlaw," I said giving him a wink as he let me push him backwards. He grabbed his mic, blew me a kiss then headed to take his place as the opening video started. I grinned as the opening chords of "My Kinda Party" started and B ran on stage. PJ elbowed me with a smirk. "Yea I know he's a pain in the ass."

"But he's your pain in the ass darlin," PJ said with a rumbling laugh as I smiled. "You can't help but love him."

"I do PJ," I said shaking my head. "I really, really do. That earlier today scared the shit out of me. I can't lose him."

"Boss is too damn tough darlin," he chuckled crossing his arms giving me a wink. "Plus that man adores you."

"I know," I muttered as my radio crackled in my ear with a slight squeal making me wince as I jumped tugging it out and rubbing my ear. "Dammit."

"Yea hate that when it happens," PJ said tugging his ear piece out to drape on his shoulder. I was about to say something else when one of the roadies walked by bumping into me spilling a coke all over the black tank top I was wearing. I gasped at the cold liquid soaking into my skin.

"Shit," I yelped jumping back. The roadie had a shocked look on his face as he gulped at the fierce glaring PJ was giving him. He went to stammer out an apology and I stopped him with a quick smile. His face turned red underneath the black cap he was hiding his eyes with. I glared at PJ to make him settle down and laid a hand on the guy's shoulder. He wasn't much taller than me. "It's fine Georgie. I'm okay." He scurried off as I rolled my eyes at PJ grumbling. I unhooked my radio passing it over to PJ. I tugged my shirt away trying to keep it from sticking to me. "I'll be right back. I'm gonna go grab a shirt out of B's bag in his dressing room. I will be right back."

"Boss Lady let me go with..." PJ started to argue, and I cut him off turning away.

"Five minutes  PJ," I called over my shoulder as I hurried down the hallway taking a left then a right. I hated this venue just because of the maze of hallways in the back. I found the door I was looking for darting in and closing it behind me. I walked over digging in Brantley's bag pulling out one of his CWW t-shirts and trading my tank top for it. Nothing I could do about the stickiness of my bra right now, but I could make do. I reached back tying a knot in the shirt so I wouldn't hang as long on me. I fixed my ponytail then strode to the door. When my hand hit the knob, the entire room plunged into darkness. I went to try the handle only to be slammed into wooden door as I heard the lock snick.

"Ah ah ah," I heard rasped in my ear sending chills down my spine as fear held me in place. "I can't let you do that my queen. You aren't gonna fight me and we are going to take a little ride."

"The hell I will," I growled. I couldn't place the voice they had lowered it to a quiet rasp. A pair of bony hands were pinning me in place. "Who the fuck are you?"

"The man who is going to love you forever,'' he chuckled mysteriously making my skin crawl as his breath brushed against my neck.

"Wrong answer," I snarled trying to struggle against the iron grip on my wrists. "I already have a boyfriend and I know damn good and well it's not you."

"You will forget him," the man snarled making my head slam into the door as a whimper of pain slipped out. "In time. I can and will treat you like the queen you deserve to be."

"If you think I am going anywhere with you, you sick bastard," I yelled kicking my leg back to connect with his leg. "Then you are sadly mistaken. PJ will be coming for me any second." On que my phone vibrated in my back pocket. "See. PJ will be the least of your worries when Brantley finds out."

"No...no...no..." he snapped his hips pinning me tighter to the door as he pounded his fists into the wood. "That's not how this is supposed to go!" He gripped my arms hard enough that I knew I would have bruises. The back of my head thumped against the door when he spun me around shoving me hard. I went to scream only to have those bony fists slam into my face hard enough to make my legs buckle as my stomach rolled. Before I could scramble away, he wrapped a hand around my throat pulling me up as the grip tightened cutting off my air supply.

I could see black dots swirling at the edge of my vision as he raged to himself about the plan not going like it should. It was so dark I couldn't even make out anything about him. He landed several hard punches to my stomach that made it even harder to breath against the vice grip on my neck. I was almost sure I felt a rib snap. One more blow and I felt myself slipping into unconsciousness when I heard my name being called at the far end of the hallway. I was dropped to the floor as I gasped for air only to be yanked up by my hair. He buried his face in my neck making me sick as he inhaled deeply. "You get a break for now my queen. But mark my words beautiful. I will find you and you will be mine."

Next thing I knew I was face first in the hallway the doorway closing quietly behind me. I heard footsteps approaching and I silently prayed it was PJ. All I wanted before darkness pulled me under was Brantley. I was able to open one eye as a blonde headed woman dropped to her knees beside me looking up at the man beside her.

"Holy hell honey what happened to you," she said quietly laying a hand on my arm. "Fuck sweetie, there is blood everywhere."

I heard another set of footsteps running and realized Chase had slid down beside her. He frantically looked up at the other man.

"Luke," Chase yelled as his voice shook. "Go get PJ! Now! Stay with me Korey. Come on darlin, eyes on me. Please."

The last thing I remembered before the darkness finally pulled me to sleep was the worried look of Chase's face as he held my hand and a shout not far away.