Saving Simona (Alone In The World Trilogy) by Rebekah Blackmore

now breaking into a jog. “Where are you taking me?!” Simona asked, her voice in a panic. Gia said nothing, continuing to go at a quick pace until Simona started to fight back. The brunette pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket, still damp with whatever substance. Raymond had instructed her to use before she had left the woods to meet Simona.
    “I was hoping I wouldn’t have to use this,” Gia said softly, cocking her head Simona’s way. She shrugged. “Oh well.” She held the handkerchief up to Simona’s nose, holding the girl tight when she tried to scream and run away. Within seconds, the youth was limp in Gia’s arms, and the men began to come over to load Simona onto their horses. Gia was pushed onto Raymond’s horse before he jumped on behind her, his grubby hand holding on to Gia around her waist.
    A mile into the trek back to the camp, the black-haired man slowed his horse, calling to the rest of the men that he was pausing to relieve himself, and that he would meet the rest back at camp. Once Raymond’s feet had hit the ground, and the men were out of sight, it became clear to Gia that Raymond had plans other than responding to nature’s call. He pulled Gia down off of the horse, holding her tight against his chest. “Well isn’t this a shame?” he cooed, biting down on her ear.
    “What is?”Gia asked, dread filling her stomach as she felt Raymond tighten his hold on her as he lowered his face to hers, pressing a hard kiss to her lips and biting down before moving his face down to her neck. 
    Raymond licked a stripe from Gia’s collarbone to the bottom of her jaw before speaking again. “That tonight was your final task for Leander.” He dropped his arm to grab at her skirt, pulling it up so that it was above her knees. Gia tensed, locking her legs together as she desperately wished that Leander had allowed his girls to wear a crinoline to protect them from any undue touch.
    When Raymond’s hand began to wander further, Gia tried to pull away, but found herself unable to as he dug his yellow nails into the soft flesh of her bicep. Her heart began to race as Raymond backed Gia up against a tree, her skirt now hiked up around the bottom of her corset. “Final task?”
    The black haired man nodded as he undid his belt and unzipped his dusty trousers. “Yes, darling. Or did he not tell you?” He kissed her again, his slimy tongue darting out to demand entrance between Gia’s lips.
    “Tell me what?” Gia managed to ask in between invasions as Raymond raised Gia’s leg to wrap around his left hip. She bit back tears as she felt Raymond thrust in to her, the angle causing her to tear. The bark of the tree dug into her shoulders and the back of her leg, rubbing the skin raw as Raymond’s nails destroyed the front.
    “Your precious little beau has finally saved up enough money to buy you away. Leander refused to take the money. Said that you were the one girl that he could not sell into marriage,” Raymond gasped out between grunt s, biting down on Gia’s collar bone and sucking harshly, shattering the capillaries and making her skin ache and burn. “Do you know what your beau said to that?” Gia shook her head. Raymond moved back up and licked at her lips, groaning as he sped up his thrusts.“Mr. Boyd said that he would report Leander, that he knew ways that would keep himself in a positive light even though he was sleeping with the worst hedge whore of them all!” Raymond dug his nails into the back of Gia’s thigh as he moaned loudly. Gia winced at the sound, knowing what was coming quickly. Sure enough, she felt Raymond finish a moment later. She grimaced as he slid out and forced her leg back down to the ground, her lower body screaming in protest from the way she held it up.
    Raymond let out a nefarious, yet blissful, grin as he looked at his conquest. “Leander’s heart would surely break if he knew that another man had you as a wife, as property We can’t have that, now