Free Hunted by Capri Montgomery Page B

Sometimes it was just a whiff of the smell of bourbon on a patron’s breath. Jason’s favorite drink before bed was what he called a warm glass of bourbon and she remembered that he reeked of it every night he came to her. He wasn’t a drunk. One glass was enough for him, but the smell on his breath was nauseating.
     
    “Hey,” he moved his hand and wrapped one arm around her shoulders, pulling her against his body. “You’re going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay. It may not seem like it now, but it will be okay.” He placed a soft kiss atop her head.
     
    She sniffled, trying not to cry. “Thanks,” she leaned into him more. He held her like he would hold a sister. She wondered if this is what it would have felt like to have a big brother—safe, protected. Would things have been different if she had a brother like Riggs in her life way back when?
     
    “That’s my girl you’re holding.” She heard Jason’s voice. Her eyes snapped open to find Corbin and Jensen standing behind Jason. Jensen had a gun to Victoria’s head. How did they get in here? How did they find her?
     
    “I’m sorry, Riggs. I just had to get some air, just for a minute.” Victoria’s voice trembled.
     
    Debbie heard the low growl that escaped from Riggs. They were supposed to stay inside. Why didn’t she see how serious this was? They had already had her once and Riggs had saved her. She shouldn’t have opened the door. She shouldn’t have gone outside. Debbie would imagine Riggs was blaming himself for not keeping a better watch on Victoria, but how could he know she would open the door and let these men inside?
     
    She felt Riggs ready to make a move. She knew he was processing his options, but she hadn’t expected him to make a motion to get off the couch ready to fight.
     
    “Uh uh,” Jason t’sked. “Jensen will kill her if you move, so sit your butt back on that couch and keep your hands off my girl.”
     
    “She’s not yours,” Riggs snapped. Debbie could tell he was still contemplating making a rush move at one of the men despite the precarious situation Victoria found herself in.
     
    “Oh, but she is.” Jason snapped as he reached out for her, grabbed her arm and yanked her off the couch. She went on a loud yelp of surprise. She saw Riggs get up completely and make a move. She also saw Corbin punch him hard in his stomach. He pulled out Cable Zip Ties and bound Riggs hands behind his back. “I’ll let you watch what I do to her so you’ll understand just how much she is mine, and then I’m going to kill you for trying to claim what doesn’t belong to you.”
     
    Jason thought Riggs was with her, but he wasn’t. Riggs was just comforting her like a friend. Of course Jason didn’t know the meaning of the word boundary and probably couldn’t understand how a man could just be respectfully friendly toward her.
     
    “Take that one out to the shed. Her sniveling is getting on my nerves.”
     
    “What do you want me to do with her?” Jensen’s eyes told Debbie just what he wanted to do to Victoria—kill her. That was all Jensen was good for was killing without thought and without mercy. He liked the slow kill, torturous and long—but he had no problem pulling the trigger to end it swiftly when he got bored.
     
    “Whatever you want. Just try to keep the noise to a minimum. Deb and I need a little quiet time,” he raked his eyes over her body. “Go with him, Corbin. That one isn’t going anywhere right now,” he grinned as Corbin finished looping his belt and Jensen’s around Riggs ankles and making movement nearly impossible.
     
    Corbin nodded as he looked at her, promising her pain once Jason turned her over to him for her punishment. Jason had always said she would pay if she ever ran from him. She knew he meant that. She knew he would make everything as painful as he could. She knew that he would turn her over to Corbin for a beating that would remind her of where she belonged