She Belongs To Him

Chap. 127: That's Not True

• picture of the black Cadillac parked at gas station •

Antagonizing silence echoes in the the black Cadillac. Katie sits in the back of the vehicle on her usual, her heart racing in her chest. Lane sits on his usual side, his hands shaking as he wipes his face with his hand. His chest rises and falls heavily. Outside, Axel and Max leans against the vehicle smoking cigarettes.

Lane lets out a heavy, uneven breath. "Do you realize how stupid this was? Running away?"

"She doesn't want me there and you don't want me either." Katie quickly defends herself, "I might as well start on my own."

"Shut up!" Lane barks at her angrily, flames in his eyes. "Do you realize how insane this is? You shouldn't be running around in the freezing cold in your condition-"

"Like you care!" She fires back, tears in her green eyes. "You'd be happy if something happened to this baby!"

Lane stares at her coldly. "That's not true."

"You don't want me anymore!" Katie breaks down into tears, her emotions flowing over her. "What am I supposed to do? Wait around until you come back?"

"You're supposed to sit back and lay low while I hunt down Lebedev! Then I'll come back for you." Lane heatedly spats at her, "Your life in on the line! Our baby's life is on the line! What can't you understand?"

Katie closes her eyes and covers her face with her hand. Lane heavily sighs, rubbing his hands through his hair. He looks to the drunks walking out of the sports bar across the gas station.

"How did you get out?" Lane slowly speaks.

"The window." Katie sniffs, "I climbed down the drain pipe."

The crime lord shakes his head. "You could have fell wrong and hurt the baby."

"Now you care about the baby?" Katie squints her eyes, her jaw tight.

"Let's get something straight, okay?" Lane grabs her and effortlessly pulls her in so they are face to face. "What you did was stupid! I don't know what's going on in that thick head of yours but let me clear out the junk you can't seem to get rid of."

Katie tries pull her arms out of his grasp but his grip only gets tighter. His eyes become sharper. His glare darker.

"You're carrying something that's mine. Do you understand me?" His saliva sprays on her face as he talks, she scrunches up her face. "Look at me! I have babied you and babied you after babying you, but I won't let you run me over. Not this time. Do you understand me? This is serious business."

A pinch of pain spreads through Katie's bicep where Lanes has a tight grip on her. She jerks her arm, trying to escape his grasp. Unfortunately, the crime lord's grip is too strong for her to escape from. He pulls her into him tightly. Katie cries as fear fills her, closing her eyes.

"The Russian wants you dead." Lane's hot breath blows in her face, "He wants to kill you, Katie. He wants to fucking kill you, and all you're concerned about is that I dropped you off at my sisters house? Are you fucking kidding me? Some limp dick fuck wants to take you away from me forever and all you can think about is that I dumped you off at my sisters house?"

"You did!" She begins to bawl, her eyes sore from crying.

"I'm protecting you!" Lane roars, "Don't you understand? Do you want to be taken away from me?"