Wretched Corruption: A Dark Why Choose Romance (Ruthless Desires Book 4) by Elira Firethorn

Author:Elira Firethorn [Firethorn, Elira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-02-27T18:30:00+00:00

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Getting the guy tied up, gagged, and into the trunk of his SUV isn’t hard. Neither is leading him around Ludo’s condo and up onto the patio. No, what’s hard is seeing Wren sitting on the bench by the empty fire pit holding Aubrey, with Rhett pacing behind them. All I want to do is go to them, but I can’t. Not yet.

When Ludo sees us, alarm flashes over his features, quickly followed by intrigue. He’s sitting in an Adirondack chair, a drink in one hand and a tablet in the other. Once we’re close enough, we shove the man toward Ludo, and he falls at his feet.

Slowly, Ludo sets his tablet down on the arm of his chair. Before even acknowledging the man before him, he takes a long sip of his drink. “Elliot. Oliver.” He takes his sunglasses off and hangs them on his shirt. Finally, he looks down. “Samuel.”

Samuel grunts.

Motherfucker. He really was testing us.

Ludo huffs out an amused breath before addressing us. “I was expecting you to take a lot longer to notice him. You three really are as good as everyone says.”

Elliot’s face hardens. “We’re better than everyone says.”

Ludo smiles, and it’s that dark, sinister smile that I hate. “Good.” Pulling out a knife, he cuts through Samuel’s gag and restraints. “How’d they do?”

“Just fine, sir.”

“I want a full written report by dinner.”

“Yes, sir.”

Samuel drags himself to his feet. He turns to us and holds out his hand. “I’ll be needing my car keys back.”

Elliot tosses them to him, and we watch him go. I wonder how many other men Ludo has down here that we don’t know about.

“Let me go, Wren.”

As Samuel rounds the house, my attention is drawn back to the girls. I watch as Aubrey stands, even as Wren desperately tries to hold her back.

When I first looked over, I thought maybe Aubrey was crying. Now I realize I couldn’t be more wrong. She’s glaring at Ludo, so angry she’s shaking.

“You,” Aubrey seethes. Her fists are clenched tightly as she marches right up to Ludo. “You orchestrated this whole thing, and you purposefully kept it from me!”

Ludo leans back in his chair, following her movements with a disinterested, lazy stare. “And?”

“And?! I was terrified! Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Didn’t want to give it away, obviously.”

“Seriously? Would it kill you to think about someone other than yourself every once in a while?”

“Unless it’s beneficial to me, darling, I see no reason to.”

“You repulse me. Repulse me, Holloway.” Aubrey turns on her heel and storms inside, slamming the door behind her.

“Aubrey,” Wren calls, following after her.

With an eye roll, Ludo settles back into his chair. He directs his attention toward us, seemingly having forgotten about Aubrey and Wren already. “You three did well today. I’ll get my report from Samuel, but I’d love to hear the sequence of events from you as well.”

As Elliot walks Ludo through our afternoon, Rhett wanders over to us slowly. He’s taking controlled, even breaths, and his mask of tolerance is slipping.

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