✴ Book 2 of "Taming His Mistress" ✴
Everyone has their demons. Some of us choose to keep them hidden. But what happens when your demons come out to play? You can't run away from them. They're not going away.
Shadow and Angeline faced their share of...
"I would like to know how he got by all of my men! Trained men!" Ruvik was the color of a cherry. But man he was hot with those veins bulging.
"Maybe I could be persuaded?" I winked. He rolled his eyes and grabbed his phone. Right as he touched it, it started ringing.
"Vic." He boomed. His face paled and he locked eyes with me. Shit. Shadow's hurt. Why did I let him convince me to help him escape! Of course, he used my weakness against me. Sex. I'm not sorry for being weak. It was the best sex. But if I'm the reason he got hurt, I will never forgive myself!
"We'll be there immediately," Ruvik said and hung up. He immediately made another call, speaking about a private jet. Once he was done, his fist went through the wall. I jumped and immediately cowered into the nearest corner. I couldn't help the tears falling from my eyes, or how badly my hands were shaking. Unwanted flashbacks filled my mind with images I worked so hard to forget.
You don't get to say NO!! *smack* I paid good money for you bitch!! *smack* You're just a filthy, pathetic junkie whore. *smack*
The nauseated fear filled me so much I almost overflowed. Immediately tears fell down my face as I cowered. My body was preparing itself for the all too familiar blows. The thought of never seeing Shadow and Angeline again hurt far worse than the anticipated strikes. Fuck. I should've just told him what he wanted to know. This is on me, I know better.
"Tim?" Ruvik started moving towards me slowly.
"PLEASE DON'T HIT ME! I'M SORRY!! HE J-JUST WANTED TO SEE HER!!" I sobbed, burying my head to protect it from the blows. The one time I didn't, I was in the hospital with a concussion. Of course I had to lie my way out. I got severely punished after that. No one believes the 'I fell' story anymore.
"Timothy, no one is going to hit you. I just lost my temper. I would never hurt you. Look, Angeline was injured. We need to get there immediately. Do you trust me?" He said calmly. At the mention of Angeline, I froze. My fear of punishment was gone but quickly replaced with my fear of Angeline's safety. She was hurt. They needed me. I nodded and Ruvik helped me up. We rushed outside to the car waiting for us. The jet wasn't far. From Ruvik's rushed nature, I knew this was serious.
"Is she okay?" I asked as soon as the car took off.
"She was shot in the shoulder. It's pretty close to her heart. The doctors think she'll pull through but they don't know if the baby will make it." He rambled as he texts rapidly on his phone.
"B-baby?!" I shrieked. Ruvik looked up, immediately regretting what he blurted out.
"I-Um. Yes." He cleared his throat and put away his phone.
"Look, this isn't my place and I'm sorry I blurted it out. But unfortunately, we have more important things to worry about. Yes, she is pregnant. But she's not very far along, by a long shot. The test she took could be a false positive given her recent miscarriage. That's a discussion for you three to have. Now I seriously need you to tell me everything about last night. No more games." Ruvik stared at me with the finalization I feared. Could I have prevented this?
I spent the next 10 minutes telling him about last night. Every single detail, like he asked. I mentally smirked. Now we're both sitting with erections in uncomfortable silence. The only thing uncomfortable for me was how I reacted to Ruvik losing his temper. I was grateful he didn't bring it up. Ruvik's phone rang and I was grateful for the distraction. I have to admit, I felt embarrassed. Everyone is going through enough right now. It's not time for my demons to come out to play.
I finally feel safe. Which is ironic considering our given situation. Even with everything going on, Shadow and Angeline make me feel safe. The little family they have is absolutely amazing and I wouldn't trade it for the world. For once I don't feel like I'm being used. I feel loved, as I belong. Of course, I've felt like that before. He gave me the world and everything in it. Soon what I thought was hardcore BDSM became abused. Soon, doing scenes with friends became me being his whore.
However, the bruises have healed. I no longer have nightmares about sweaty men using me for their own pleasure. Those demons are still there, and I'm sure they will always be there. But when I'm wrapped in Shadow's arms, or cuddling Angeline, I don't have a care in the world. They're like an angel fighting off my demons and they don't even know it. It's probably not healthy to be this in love with two people at the same time, so soon. But there's nothing I wouldn't do for them. Honestly, it doesn't all seem insane considering I've loved them much longer than this. I just hadn't realized that I had until now. And now, I just pray to whatever God is out there, that Angeline and the baby are okay.
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"Finally!" I groaned and praised the high heavens that we were on solid ground.
"I have never seen someone so damn terrified of planes. Someone could have warned me." Ruvik griped.
"I did. Like 6 billion times once we got on!" I hurried to catch up with him as he sped-walked to the car.
"How far away is the hospital?" I asked as we got in the car.
"No hospital. Private facility with heavy security." He said as the car started to drive. We sat in silence for a long time as unfamiliar streets passed. Apparently, we were in Seattle. I've never been to. Ruvik said this is where the lead was. Marylynn and Angeline were staying at a hotel. They were in a park, waiting to meet someone who had information on this guy who's trying to hurt them. But after Shadow surprised Angeline, she was shot. No one knows where the shot came from. Ruvik is thinking it was a sniper. But he thinks that it was some kind of set up. Which would make sense, but I don't know how the guy knew Shadow would be there. Or if he knew. Very coincidental that Angeline was sitting in the park with Marylynn for a while before Shadow appeared. The man, or woman, didn't shoot Angeline until right after she met with Shadow. Perhaps I just watch too much TV, but... It was fairly easy to slip past those guards. Maybe Ruvik's home isn't as safe as he thought it was.
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