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.

take you

me...work there. Pay off 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 girl is

moving in the seat next to me, dipping to the

Maybe a piece of her jewelry fell

quiet for a moment until-click, click. What is

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

is shaking, and she's flinching

against

"Brooklyn!" I roar.

yells. "Or I swear to god, I'll burn

idiot," I growl, slamming

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

to control the

cars and that we're

in park, spinning

en

SWI

pressing one hand to her ribs. I grind my molars, frustrated, glancing over her to

she's okay, I tell myself. Any injuries are

needing to release some of my

was that?" I grind out as I reach into the back of the car for a metal box I keep there for moments. like this, with uncooperative

to make me

she whimpers, "the

this face. Maybe you'blet me work off my

dramatic," I

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