Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Aden

A few streets later, I'm surprised by the sound of her voice.

"Where...?" Her voice is breathy.

My gaze snaps to her, taking in her wide, beautiful eyes, the movement of her throat as she gulps in fear. She damn near jumps at the force of my glare, but then she braces herself. "Where are you taking me?" she demands, her voice more confident.

I go back to focusing on the road.

"Please let me go. They've got my sister back there... I don't know what they'll do to her!"

I make a mental note of it.

She tries again. "Please," she whispers. "I didn't mean any harm at the prison-

or here, I don't know what I did-"

"You didn't do anything," I say flatly, turning onto a side street.

Her voice is frantic when she tries again. "Are you...are you taking me to a brothel?"

I turn to stare at her, my brow furrowed with disgust and

confusion. She's shaking like a leaf in the front seat.

you

me...work there. Pay off my debt. My

my head again, laughing a dark little laugh. I just saved this girl from Davis, and here she is accusing me of doing precisely what Davis was going to do. Truly, this

is moving in the seat next to me, dipping to the

a piece of her

a moment until-click, click.

a lit lighter, bringing the flame so close to her perfect face that I can smell. the delicate peach fuzz of her cheek

car," she demands. Her voice is

against her

"Brooklyn!" I roar.

car!" she yells. "Or I swear to god, I'll

growl, slamming

car skids to a violent stop. An unbuckled Brooklyn flies. forward, slamming her ribs into the dashboard, slipping down

to control

any other cars and that we're not rammed from behind.

in park, spinning towards

en

SWI

I grind my molars, frustrated, glancing over her to

okay, I tell myself. Any injuries are superficial

let loose a low warning growl, needing to release some of my anger before I can actually speak to

the back of the car for a metal box I keep there for

going to make me

she whimpers,

work off my debt some other way if I'm

being dramatic,"

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