Free Marie (Teumessian Trilogy Book 1) by Ana Elise Meyer

nursery.”
    Michael shot Austin an angry look.
    “What? They were going to find
    her anyway,” Austin said.
    “Then she’s mine.” Frederick said
    as he stormed out of the room towards the nursery. Everyone else quickly followed. 
     
    Frederick stormed into the nursery; Marie was in the corner of the room knees to her chest crying. Frederick walked right over to her, she looked up, but he had no sympathy for her weakness. He took her by the neck and stood her up pinning her against the wall. Michael tried to step in but Bruce stopped him.
    “I knew you were a fucking mistake. You’re weak, and you’re pathetic. If you think for one second that Michael can protect you forever you’re wrong!” Frederick tightened his grip on her neck.
    She began to panic and grab at his hands.
    “Stop it!” Michael yelled and tried to rush to her but Bruce and Kenneth held him back.
    Marie’s eyes grew wild with fear and desperation. Suddenly she got grip on his hands and pulled his hands from her throat and landed a head butt straight to his nose. Frederick stepped back grabbing his nose as blood ran down his hands. Marie quickly pulled out her knives. She was shaking, her eyes filled with rage.
    “If any of your worthless pieces of shit ever touch me again I swear I will cut it off and feed it to you!” She yelled. She clung to her knives prepared to attack the next person who came near her. Michael stepped up to her. She turned the knives towards him, holding one to his throat.
    Michael put his hands up, “Just calm down. It’s over. Nobody is going to hurt you, I promise.” Michael calmly told her. She was shaking but refused to lower the knives. “Marie, please put the knives away. Nobody else needs to get hurt tonight.” Michael put his hands out for her to hand him the knives. Her breathing calmed and she collapsed into his arms. He held her tight, her tears were flowing. Michael looked up at everyone, “Shows over! Move on!”
    “This isn’t over!” Frederick yelled back.
    “It is for tonight” Justin stepped up in between Frederick and Michael.
    Bruce touched Frederick on the shoulder. “That’s enough. Tonight has been too much as is. We have lost too much of value already.” Bruce and Kenneth led Frederick out of the room. Justin led the rest of the pack out.
     
                  Marie clung to Michael. He pulled her away from him. “It’s going to be ok, trust me.” He said. She hung her head afraid to make eye contact. “Tell me you trust me,” he pleaded with her. She nodded her head. He placed his hand under her chin lifting it up till she finally made eye contact. He lightly kissed her on the lips. She smiled and fell back into his arms. “We’re going to be ok, I know it.” He repeatedly whispered to her. She couldn’t say anything she just kept clinging to him. He was her strength; she couldn’t imagine life without him. He carried her to her room and gently laid her down on her bed, pulling her covers over her. “Just sleep, you will feel better in the morning.” He calmly told her stroking her hair. All she could do was nod her head, slowly she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
     

Chapter 9
     
     
    “Can someone please explain to me what the fuck happened last night?” Henry yelled at the group. It was the following morning and the management was meeting to discuss the mission from the previous night. “I am not sure how we ended up with a dead body and Frederick here with a busted nose.” Henry laughed “Frederick she fucked up your face. It’s kind of funny, you have to admit.” Frederick wasn’t laughing,
    “I’m not sure what got into that bitch but she will pay for it.” Frederick sneered.
    “Oh come now you went too far and she fought back.” Kenneth chimed in.
    “Killing her wouldn’t have fixed last night and then you would have to dispose of another body and we would have lost more property,” Bruce added.
    Ivan spoke, “I find it