others.”
“How flattering,” I mocked, flinging myself onto the narrow bed. Unfortunately, it was as hard as it looked and nearly knocked the air from my lungs when I landed. “An entire team of deranged assholes all dedicated to restraining a hundred and fifteen pound woman.”
“Someone will bring you food within an hour.” He smirked. “It’s probably not what you’re used to, but I think you’ll you find it acceptable.”
“I’ll be fine. I don’t care what I eat.”
Ignoring the plastic chair in the corner, he reclined on the edge of my bed, his long muscular legs stretching out in from of him. I wished he would move. Up close, he was just as mesmerizing as the first time my eyes connected with his last night. I didn’t want him to lull me into a false sense of security.
“So who do you think will come to your rescue? Your dad or your lover’s family?”
My brow furrowed. “How do you know about Evan?”
He shrugged. “I know a lot of things.”
My body stiffened. “How?”
His lips curled into a slow, unsettling, almost predatory smile. Vivid, heated images of his lips exploring mine flashed through my mind. Shame raced through my body. I jerked my head to the side, closing my eyes, trying to erase the image from my mind.
He trailed his finger down the exposed flesh of my thigh. My stomach twisted in knots.
“Do you think Evan would still want you if he knew you spread your legs for me?”
I covered my face with my hands, but a rough-edged sob escaped my mouth. It didn’t matter what he said. I didn’t care.
He peeled my hands from my face, tilting my chin, forcing me to look at him with his icy gray eyes. He leaned toward me, his body braced above mine. “Don’t look so stricken. Maybe he wouldn’t care.” One side of his mouth lifted. “He has some unusual tastes, but you don’t know that yet, do you? He usually goes elsewhere for those needs.”
He said it to bait me. I wasn’t dumb. I realized that, but for some reason my mind wasn’t 100 percent sure he had lied. I knew Evan cheated. I saw it. He admitted to it and more, but maybe Evan held something back. Something darker. Something unforgivable.
A tear rolled down my face, but not because I still loved Evan. I didn’t. I wasn’t sure I ever did, but Ryker had kicked me in the gut while I was down. “Given that we broke up weeks ago, what Evan likes is no longer relevant,” I said, my voice choked and shaky, instead of unconcerned and confident as I intended. I cleared my throat. “I will never get back together with him. Never.”
“Really? Are you sure about that?” He raised one eyebrow, his jaw clenched and his lips pressed into a tight line.
I hit him hard in the middle of his chest with my palm, shoving him backward and out of my space. I searched his intense face, and then it hit me. He didn’t know I broke up with Evan. He wanted Evan to care, to be franticly searching for his lost love. Unbidden, a bitter laugh spilled from my mouth as tears rained down my face. One point for me. “You couldn’t have been watching me very closely if you missed that fact. Everyone knows I caught him cheating on me. I guess you don’t know as much as you think you do.”
He stood up. “Hopefully he still cares enough to help you. Senator Deveron would be a useful ally. If not, you’ll only have one person to dissect the months of red tape to pardon my brother and secure your release. You might not make it that long.” He stalked toward the door.
“Maybe your brother won’t either.”
“I’m not worried. The U.S. government doesn’t torture its prisoners, especially a high profile one with useful connections and information.” He shrugged and glanced over his shoulder, his silver eyes glowing with a sinister light. “I can’t say the same about the Vargas Cartel.”
My mind swirled as he slammed the door and locked it, cutting me off from the world. Not that there was much to see and explore outside my
“How flattering,” I mocked, flinging myself onto the narrow bed. Unfortunately, it was as hard as it looked and nearly knocked the air from my lungs when I landed. “An entire team of deranged assholes all dedicated to restraining a hundred and fifteen pound woman.”
“Someone will bring you food within an hour.” He smirked. “It’s probably not what you’re used to, but I think you’ll you find it acceptable.”
“I’ll be fine. I don’t care what I eat.”
Ignoring the plastic chair in the corner, he reclined on the edge of my bed, his long muscular legs stretching out in from of him. I wished he would move. Up close, he was just as mesmerizing as the first time my eyes connected with his last night. I didn’t want him to lull me into a false sense of security.
“So who do you think will come to your rescue? Your dad or your lover’s family?”
My brow furrowed. “How do you know about Evan?”
He shrugged. “I know a lot of things.”
My body stiffened. “How?”
His lips curled into a slow, unsettling, almost predatory smile. Vivid, heated images of his lips exploring mine flashed through my mind. Shame raced through my body. I jerked my head to the side, closing my eyes, trying to erase the image from my mind.
He trailed his finger down the exposed flesh of my thigh. My stomach twisted in knots.
“Do you think Evan would still want you if he knew you spread your legs for me?”
I covered my face with my hands, but a rough-edged sob escaped my mouth. It didn’t matter what he said. I didn’t care.
He peeled my hands from my face, tilting my chin, forcing me to look at him with his icy gray eyes. He leaned toward me, his body braced above mine. “Don’t look so stricken. Maybe he wouldn’t care.” One side of his mouth lifted. “He has some unusual tastes, but you don’t know that yet, do you? He usually goes elsewhere for those needs.”
He said it to bait me. I wasn’t dumb. I realized that, but for some reason my mind wasn’t 100 percent sure he had lied. I knew Evan cheated. I saw it. He admitted to it and more, but maybe Evan held something back. Something darker. Something unforgivable.
A tear rolled down my face, but not because I still loved Evan. I didn’t. I wasn’t sure I ever did, but Ryker had kicked me in the gut while I was down. “Given that we broke up weeks ago, what Evan likes is no longer relevant,” I said, my voice choked and shaky, instead of unconcerned and confident as I intended. I cleared my throat. “I will never get back together with him. Never.”
“Really? Are you sure about that?” He raised one eyebrow, his jaw clenched and his lips pressed into a tight line.
I hit him hard in the middle of his chest with my palm, shoving him backward and out of my space. I searched his intense face, and then it hit me. He didn’t know I broke up with Evan. He wanted Evan to care, to be franticly searching for his lost love. Unbidden, a bitter laugh spilled from my mouth as tears rained down my face. One point for me. “You couldn’t have been watching me very closely if you missed that fact. Everyone knows I caught him cheating on me. I guess you don’t know as much as you think you do.”
He stood up. “Hopefully he still cares enough to help you. Senator Deveron would be a useful ally. If not, you’ll only have one person to dissect the months of red tape to pardon my brother and secure your release. You might not make it that long.” He stalked toward the door.
“Maybe your brother won’t either.”
“I’m not worried. The U.S. government doesn’t torture its prisoners, especially a high profile one with useful connections and information.” He shrugged and glanced over his shoulder, his silver eyes glowing with a sinister light. “I can’t say the same about the Vargas Cartel.”
My mind swirled as he slammed the door and locked it, cutting me off from the world. Not that there was much to see and explore outside my
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