Torn Apart

Chapter 8

Our plane landed 5 hours later at the Wes Newbury airport. I opened my eyes to see Taker standing over me with his arms folded. He had the coldest stare I had ever seen and probably the scariest. The man I once knew seemed to be gone, but a small part of my heart still believed he was still in there.

I was about to sit up, but he reached down and pulled me to my feet by my hair. "Let's go."

I gritted my teeth and smacked his arm, making him release his grip on me. "Do not touch me!"

He looked at me blankly at first before turning away as if he was going to just walk away. When I went to follow him, his hand came out of nowhere and he slapped me in the face. He had hit me so hard, I fell back into Phil's arms. There was blood trickling from my nose as I held my face and fought back tears.

"You of all people should no better than to fuck with me….now get your ass up!" he snapped.

I wiped my nose with a napkin Phil handed to me and then silently followed him out of the airplane. My heart was completely shattered at that moment. How could he treat me like this? Then again…why was I so surprised? We didn't bother going through baggage claim since none of us really had any. I followed them around the building where their bikes and trucks were parked. I recognized Taker's truck immediately and almost wanted to run away, but I knew I couldn't piss him off more than I already had.

He grabbed my forearm and nodded to the others. "You guys go on to the bar…I'll be there shortly."

They casted a glance at me for a moment and then they each hopped on their motorbikes and rode off into the night. I sniffled as more blood started running from my nose. He sighed heavily and walked me to his truck. He opened my door and then gently grabbed my waist and sat me in the seat. I kept my head down, not wanting to look at him. He was a horrible monster to me now…a man I was regretting giving my virginity to.

He was quiet for a moment and then he did the unthinkable. He lifted my chin so I could look at him in the face. His expression was softer…even a little annoyed as he looked into my eyes.

"Damn it Kat…you were supposed to stay away from me." He said.

I raised my eyebrow as he opened the glove compartment and pulled out a few napkins.

"And what the fuck did you do to your hair?" he asked as he helped me into my seat and buckled me in. "I hate it."

Before I could say anything he stepped back and shut my door. I stared at him as he walked around to the driver side and got in the truck. He glared at me as if he couldn't believe the sight he saw.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked.

I shrugged, "Shouldn't I be asking you that? You just slapped the taste out of my mouth and now you're asking me why my hair is colored!"

He smirked, "Typical you…always stuck on the negative…"

I wiped off my nose and turned away from him. He sighed and started his truck up.

"I'm really confused right now." I said. "Why are you suddenly acting like we are picking up where we left off five years ago?"

He smiled, "Silly woman…I'm still a dangerous man Katrina…and when you disrespect me in front of my men…I have to show you who's running things."

I rolled my eyes. "You haven't changed…"

"And I never will…" he said. "Now I'm only going to ask you this once…where are Nikki and Levi?"

I shook my head. "I swear I don't know Taker…why do you want them so badly anyways?"

He laughed, "Because that bastard uncle of yours killed my wife. I have to avenge her somehow."

I raised my eyebrow in shock, "Wait…you still loved her?"

He shrugged, "Sure. I mean we were going our separate ways but, I didn't expect your uncle to kill her. In all actuality I should be killing you."

I gritted my teeth, "So…what was happening between us five years ago? Do you always have sex with women to say good-bye or-"

"-wow wow wow….you don't actually think I fell in love with you or something do you?"

I bit my bottom lip to keep it from trembling. Though I hated to admit it…I was hoping he had some feelings for me that night.

"I did at first." I lied. "But when you allowed me to leave I knew it was nothing more than a fling to you."

"Damn then you're smarter than I took you for." He said. "Not smart enough to color your hair a decent color though."

I sighed, "Why did you want me to stay away from you?"

"Because, I was tired of you being involved with John's tactics. It's obvious he doesn't truly care about you otherwise he wouldn't have given you and Nikki marked bills to run away with."

My mouth dropped, "Wait…he knew that money could be traced? No fucking way!"

"Yes." He said. "That's why it didn't take us very long to find you two."

"Then if you want Nikki then why keep me?" I screamed.

He tensed for a moment and then glared at me, "I didn't want to take you…I told the gang to leave you alone but they thought you might know where to find Nikki."

I sighed, "Then why didn't you leave me there once I told you I didn't know!"

"Lower your damn voice." He snapped. "I couldn't leave you there so you could warn the little bitch that I was there. She would have disappeared off the face of the Earth if you would have told her."

"She'll run now if she figures out I'm gone." I said. "You'll never find her Taker!"

"oh I will…if my theory is correct, she'll run to your beloved uncle and tell him you've been kidnapped again then he'll come out of hiding long enough to find you and when he does….I'll slaughter his little bitch alive."

I felt my stomach turn into knots. "oh my gosh….Taker you can't be serious."

"Oh I am…" he said as he pulled his blade out of his pocket. "And if you try to escape me or even think about escaping me I'll show you how serious I am."

I folded my arms and sat as close to the door as I could. I had been afraid of Taker before…but now…it was worse than ever.