Desire (#5) by Cox Carrie

Author:Cox, Carrie [Cox, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: arrangement, hot romance, billionaire bad boy, erotic romance, desire series, billionaire romance
Published: 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00

5

MY HEAD ACHED AND my mouth was dry.

My head snapped up as I thought I heard a voice. I stayed motionless but heard nothing but rushing water. The disappointment churned my stomach.

I trembled. My thick wool coat had soaked up water and hung heavily from my shivering shoulders. I pressed my hands to my forehead, trying to concentrate. I had to act quickly. Time was running out.

Then I heard the voice again. It sounded like Tina. I shook my head. I must be delusional.

“Kate?”

It was Tina, and she was calling out for me.

“Over here,” I shouted. “Help me. I’m trapped in a cave.”

Her face appeared twelve feet above me. “Kate?”

“Tina, I’m down here. I’m trapped! Go and get help. Call Benjamin. Tell him...”

The words died in my throat as I saw my sister roughly yanked away.

“Nooo!” The word left my mouth in an unnatural howl as Colin’s face appeared where Tina’s face had been.

“Eat the chocolates, Kate,” he snarled. “You’re not getting out, and thanks to your actions, now I’ll have to dispose of Tina, too.”

“No? Tina? Tina?” I screamed, but there was no answer. Instead I could hear sounds of a struggle above ground.

I tried to climb the sheer rock face, out of my mind with panic.

Not my sister too, what was he going to do with her?

The jagged rocks tore at my hands, and eventually I gave up, cradling my blood-streaked fingers.

I tried calling out again. Surely, Mrs. Wicker must have noticed I was missing by now. When I didn’t turn up to help her with the cake stall she would call Benjamin, wouldn’t she. Oh, God, I hoped so.

I don’t know how long I sat there, huddled against the rock, shivering with cold and fear. The sedatives were still making me woozy.

I heard Benjamin’s voice. “Kate. Are you down there?”

I looked up to see Benjamin’s beautiful face staring down at me. He wasn’t real. I shook my head. He couldn’t be real.

“Colin is trying to kill us,” I said.

“Kate, listen to me. I’m going to come and get you, all right?”

I stared up at him dumbstruck.

“Stay with me, baby. I’ll get you.”

Then he was gone. Tears streaked down my cheeks. I knew it had been too good to be true. I curled up on the floor my arms wrapped around my stomach, and closed my eyes tight, trying to picture Benjamin’s face.

I dozed off. I’m not sure for how long, but I was woken by splashing and Benjamin calling my name.

I blinked. Benjamin was staggering towards me, his lips blue with cold. Water streamed off his body, and his wet hair hung across his eyes.

“Kate.” He rushed forward and bundled me in his arms, covering my face with kisses. “Kate, talk to me. Are you okay?”

I reached out and touched his face. “Are you real?” I asked.

He laughed. “Listen to me, angel. We have to get out of here.” He grasped my hand. “There’s only one way out of this cave, and it won’t be easy.”

He pulled me along the passage way back down towards the darkness.

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