BRASH: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by SC Daiko

Author:SC Daiko [Daiko, SC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-16T16:00:00+00:00

18

Alyona

“Down,” Ben yelled, and I hit the ground.

Oh, God, no, he’d thrown himself at the dude and was trying to wrestle the pistol from him.

A shot rang out.

Ben crumpled onto the sand.

I held back a scream.

“Stand up,” the man barked at me.

My entire body shaking, I got to my feet and rushed to where Ben was lying on the shingle. He’d been shot in the lower left leg and was lying in a puddle of blood, groaning.

The man pointed his gun at me. “Leave him alone. It’s you I’ve come for.” Weirdly, he had an American accent. “Get in the boat,” he snarled.

I shot him a determined look. “Kill me if you like, but I won’t leave him.” My breaths burst in and out.

“Aly,” Ben pleaded with his eyes. He didn’t want me to fight; he was worried I’d be hurt.

“No,” I stood my ground. “I won’t go without you.” My voice sounded shrill to my ears.

The dude reached for me and grabbed my arm.

My heartbeats raced.

He pulled me toward the vessel.

I struggled, raked my nails down his arm.

“Bitch,” he growled, digging the weapon into my belly.

“Why are you doing this?” My lips trembled.

“Money, of course.” He smirked. “Your father has offered a reward of one million bucks. I’ll hide you until he doubles the amount.”

Think quick, Aly, I told myself. I glanced at Ben, but he appeared to have passed out.

“I have a shitload of money,” I told the dude as calmly as I could. “I’ll pay you if we take Ben with us.” I chewed my lip. “You know he’s a billionaire? I’m sure he’ll give you as much money as you want if you spare his life.”

The man stopped tugging me toward the boat. He glued his thin lips together and took a slight step back. “Hadn’t thought of that…”

“If you give me your phone, I’ll transfer funds to your bank right away,” I feigned innocence.

I could call my father in nanoseconds.

“Ha,” the man snickered. “Think I’m stupid? There’s no cellphone reception in this neck of the woods, in any case.” He gave me a sly look. “We’ll take him with us, but on one condition…”

He leered and I realized exactly what he meant. My flesh crawled, but I couldn’t leave Ben. “I’ll do whatever you want,” I lied.

Between us, we lifted Ben onto the vessel. I managed to whisper into his ear, stroking the cold sweat from his forehead. “I’ve got you. Never gonna let you go.”

“Me neither,” he groaned before his eyes fluttered shut again.

He looks so pale…

“Have you a first aid kit?” I asked the dude after we’d laid Ben down in center of the boat. The vessel was similar in size and shape to a Venetian gondola— pretty basic.

“Only this,” the man threw me a box, then started the outboard motor.

With trembling fingers, I coiled bandages above Ben’s knee, like a tourniquet, to staunch the bleeding. The bullet had gone through his calf muscle, there were entry and exit wounds, and God only knew what damage it had done inside his leg.

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