Free Reno [Wolfe Brothers 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Kaylee Feagans

father today,” she informed him as she wiped the blood up off of her lip. “I do so hope you get to meet him one day.”
    “Hell bitch, I own you. You don’t have any family from today on out. You don’t have any possessions. Your life will be spent pleasing me.”
    “I really don’t think so,” she informed him. “I’d rather die. How the hell did you get out of jail so damned fast?”
    “Oh, trust me, honey, that’s a strong possibility. And as for jail—I have connections with a powerful attorney. One call and I was making bond and out of there.” He pushed her down the hall. She fell on to her hands and knees but didn’t let it stop her. She felt his foot connect with her ribs, but still she crawled as quickly as she could as she tried to evade him. “I’ve got a nice setup waiting for you in my basement, bitch. I can’t wait to hear you beg to fuck me.”
    Not bloody likely, she thought as she crawled behind the sofa as quietly as she possibly could.
    “Do you know why I paid for your ass, whore?” He didn’t wait for her to respond, but continued on his little tirade. “I usually get my girls when they are a lot younger and more willing to keep their mouths shut. No, this time, I decided I wanted to get the biggest troublemaker I’ve ever worked with. But I won’t have to worry about you squealing to the cops, I’m going to take my time and kill you slowly. I’ll watch the blood drain from your body, drop by drop, while I use your body in every way I want.” His evil laugh filled her house.
    The back door was open, and she just needed to find a way to make a run for it. The light from the back porch called to her like a beacon. She jumped up and headed for the door and heard a loud bang. A burning pain went through her arm, but she didn’t stop, just kept pushing for the door.
    He met her at the door with a rope in hand. “Oh, little whore, I got you now. I can’t wait to make you beg for your life.” His pudgy fingers bit into the flesh around her neck. “I can’t wait to have you in my torture chamber. I’ve got a lot planned for you.” Using the blood pooling on her arm, he used his finger to paint the word whore across her forehead.
    Years of training called to her. Nonno had been diligent in his efforts to protect his granddaughter. She brought her knee up and nailed his testicles hard. As he released her long enough to grab his nuts, she shoved her hand into his nose. She heard the crunch of broken bones before she took off running out the door.
    Strong arms caught her, pulling her behind him as she listened to O’Reilly. “You’re such a stupid fucking whore. I will kill you. I’m going to slowly strip the skin off your body while you watch. I may gut you and fill your insides with acid so I can hear you scream and cry. I have a few friends that would like to use you, too. I’d enjoy watching them fuck you while I tighten a tourniquet around your neck.” His laughter sounded crazy. “Ah, bitch, so I found you!” She heard him yell seconds before she felt the reverberation of a gun going off beside her.
    Reno shot him, square between the eyes. He watched as the smaller man fell. “Are you okay, honey?” She nodded then fainted dead away. He barely caught her before she hit the ground. It was then that he felt the blood pooling on her arm. “Son of a bitch!”
    “Reno! You okay?” Xavier called out from just inside the house. He’d been covering the front part of the house, Reno had the back.
    “She’s been hit, Xavier. Get a paramedic.” Reno carried her unconscious body into the house and grabbed a towel to apply direct pressure. Because of the both the entry and exit wound locations, he knew that the wounds weren’t going to be life threatening. Just the same, he held her close in his arms and cursed both O’Reilly and the slow-assed paramedics. He didn’t like to see her hurt.
    When he heard that shot, he had feared the worst. It was in that moment that he