Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 55

Emma

I wake up with a groan as I try to come back to my body from the darkness of forced sleep. What happened? My head is pounding and my mouth is dry but I try to lick my lips anyway

"Emma?" A deep male voice sends my heart into a panicked gallop

making my eyes fly open

I glance around and sit up quickly, shuffling back against the headboard of the bed while at the same time trying to remember where I am

When my eyes rest on Zane sitting on the bed not far from me my

memories come rushing back

"What happened?" I ask, my voice sounding a little horse

"A little precaution of bringing you here is planting a small device to help keep track of you." Did he just say he implanted a tracking device in me? 4)

I let out a breath running my fingers through my hair while I let the fog in my head clear a little. My body feels sore, so I try to adjust myself to sit more comfortably and that's when I feel a shot of pain in my hip. I wince and throw my hand up to cover the area that is throbbing only to make it hurt more. [)

"Careful, you don't want to break open your stitches do you?” Zane says

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offering me a unreadable glance

"Zane, I don't understand? What is this?" I ask lifting my shirt to find a white bandage taped to my hip

"Well, my dear. I wanted to be sure that if anything happened to you or if someone had the very bad idea of taking you from me that I could find you anywhere." He says standing and fixing his suit. "Now I have to go. I have a meeting in half an hour." \°)

He turns and strides toward the door with a walk like he is the master of the whole world, which I guess in this town he is. \'

I throw back the covers and try to rush after him. He doesn't even seem to notice me stumbling behind him until he is standing in front of the suite door

He turns to me and offers me a smile. "There's a party tonight in honor of a recent deal I closed, and I want to take you as my date. It will be

good for my friends to meet my fiancé. Don't you think?"

My heart is racing and not in a good way. His fiancé? I mean I know that technically that is true, but it sounds wrong when he says it. There is no way I would ever marry this guy, and on the first day, I have to pretend in front of a room full of people that I was happy about this?

I had spent more time preparing for this because it was going to be one of the hardest things I would ever do to stand in a room full of

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my people bring you something appropriate to wear. So get dolled up darling, it's

quick glance and see two men standing beside the door and a few men stationed further down the hall as well. I needed to know what I was dealing with

be standing guard at all times to keep you safe Emma, and this door can only be opened by

the chiming sound of it locking. Realization hits me

in here!" I cry out as I slap my hand

was ready for this. How could I be when something as small as being locked inside a room was enough to send me into a spiral of fear and panic. A sob escapes me that sounds weak and broken, but as the memories of my small closet room come

the door until my body is slumped against it. Hot tears are falling

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head in my

have been. All this time I thought I was healing when what I was really doing was pushing my past away and trying to bury it far away. I

finally calm myself I pull myself up and scan the room for

first glance, I don't see my stuff anywhere, so I stumble around the unfamiliar room and search for it once again. I finally find it resting against one of the sofas. It looks intact, but I carry to the bedroom I had left and start to do a

my bag. I had bought a backpack that has a thick back so that a small phone could be hidden inside. My finger pushed through the Velcro hold and I reached for my secret phone. It's old,

my hand and walk into my attached

to hear me. Once the bathroom door is closed and locked I turn on the

to go through all this but there

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be able to contact the boys regularly but today

only one name in

A

A for my Angels

phone to my ear. Even the sound of the ringing sounds

just how old

laugh at Logan's attempt at not

say a little too

us

in an fancy suite but

keep my sadness hidden

and I hate to admit I'm missing the guys like crazy. They have become my home and my

completely on

wiht a hint of anger in his words.

men guarding my room

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elevator. This place is crazy big, and the floor I'm on has a

go on when the