Stacey, Shannon - [Devlin Group 02] - On the Edge by On the Edge

Author:On the Edge [Edge, On the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She closed her eyes, filling her mind with images of him-the shock when she'd introduced herself, the bad-boy grin when they'd flirted in the car. The intensity during the aftermath of Ludka's bomb. And the hunger in his eyes every time he looked at her.

If she did get out of this situation, the first thing she was going to do was jump Tony Casavetti.

The lock tumbled and the bedroom door opened. Charlotte sat up on the edge of the bed as Hector Anetakis entered. Konrad Ludka was right behind him.

The good news was they now knew where Ludka had run off to. The bad news, if she bashed Hector over the head with the toilet tank lid, chances were Ludka wasn't going to stand around and wait for his turn.

"Crying, my little pet?" Hector wiped a tear from her cheek with one fingertip.

Charlotte said nothing. Ludka's presence indicated a professional rather than a personal meeting was about to get underway, and she was in trouble. Hector's infatuation with her was supposed to be the overall theme here.

She looked into the Greek's handsome face-he had dark eyes a woman could swim in-and simply stared defiantly. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of hearing her beg for her freedom.

He let his fingers slide from her cheek down to her throat again, and they traced the black and blue marks. "I don't like hurting you, pet. I'm not going to hurt you anymore."

He stepped back and Ludka backhanded her, knocking her to the floor.

"But Konrad," Hector said, sounding more amused than she would have liked, "he will hurt you."

The towel slipped, but nudity wasn't high on her list of problems at the moment. She could slide her hand under the mattress from here and reach the tank lid, but even if she managed to knock out Ludka, she'd never get by Hector.

It was time to start talking. "Please, Hector. Why are you doing this to me?"

"I was going to make you my wife, Sofia," he hissed.

The use of her old name and the vein throbbing in his forehead let her know he wasn't in total control of his temper. He was capable of stone-cold ruthlessness, but right now he was emotional. And emotions were a powerful weapon.

She crawled, naked, across the carpet to him, looking as submissive as possible. "I didn't know, Hector. They told me you were going to sell me like you did the other girls. That you were only treating me special so you could get more money for me."

He looked uncertain for a fraction of a second and Charlotte turned on the tears. "I would never have left you if not for their lies, Hector. I loved you."

Ludka was the wild card in the charade, and Charlotte prayed he didn't know enough to blow holes in her story. He'd only been with the Group for a little over three years, so he shouldn't have any clue how she came to be their exec admin.

"Please don't let him hit me again," she pleaded, settling back on her heels at his feet.

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