“Had to borrow it for the night. My car was out of commission.”
Meredith kept her attention on the guy with squinty eyes and dark reddish-brown hair who wasn’t disguising the fact he was checking out every inch of her exposed body. She willed herself to stay slack, to not let her body tighten in disgust or humiliation. “I wasn’t expecting you tonight. What do we have here? She’s a little older than your usual delivery. Not that I wouldn’t pay to tap that ass.”
“Lance selected her. That’s all I know.”#p#分页标题#e#
“Fine. I’ll get her upstairs and then we’ll figure out what they want done with her.” His fingers crept under her ass as he settled her weight in his arms, and she forced a lazy smile as she looked up at him. “If she’s rated B class, then I’m going to have to have a little taste of her myself.”
Matt didn’t say anything and allowed her to be swept into the guy’s arms. They entered the house, pausing as he shoved his elbow against the garage door opener to let Matt out. They were in a kitchen with a large eat-in area where three men were sitting¸ playing cards.
The car could be heard practically screeching out of the driveway. Matt was about to make a break for it. And hopefully Travis was already out, hiding somewhere in the dark.
He’d be there. She had to hold onto that.
One of the guys at the table set his cards down and walked back to the door. He opened it long enough to push the button, closing the garage door again. He didn’t bother to even glance inside the garage, instead returning to his seat. “Room two is available.”
Squinty eyes grunted his acknowledgment and carried her through the kitchen and past a set of stairs that led down to the basement, then down a long hallway until he reached the bottom of another flight of stairs that led to the second floor.
His breath was getting heavier as the weight of her body seemed to be taking its toll at each step he took. At the top of the flight, he settled her against him and plodded his way to a doorway. He didn’t bother to turn on the light, just took a few steps inside and stopped, lowering her down.
A bed. It felt like a bed, the sheets cool against her back.
Only he didn’t release her immediately. Instead, his face loomed above her while his hands roamed up her leg and slithered over her hip. He massaged a breast, and she fought the urge to kick him in the groin.
“You’re going to like what I do to you, honey,” he said, his voice rough, just above a whisper. His fingers pinched her nipple, sending pain through her, but she only turned her head away from his hot fetid breath.
“Cal? We need your help here,” someone shouted from downstairs, stopping him from making good on his promise.
Whatever hope she’d had that Cal would think she was too out of it to escape dissolved when he grabbed each wrist and wrapped a scarf around them, binding them tight.
He heaved himself from the bed. “I’ll see you a little later,” he promised and left, his footsteps echoing down the hall.
Now she just had to wait.
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Seeing the guy practically maul Meredith as he’d picked her up and carried her inside nearly killed him. But Travis knew he had to wait. Bide his time.
In the seconds it took for the cowboy to carry Meredith into the house, he’d spotted three guys at the table inside, drinks at their side. If he was lucky, they’d have consumed enough to slow any defense they might give him. Patiently he’d hid behind a workbench as Matt drove Bonnie away, and someone came out long enough to shut the garage again.
If Matt knew what was good for him, he’d skip town forever and quick. It wouldn’t take long for the guys to realize who’d been the leak, and Travis didn’t think the consequences would be light.
He waited until the light inside the garage turned off before he made his way across the cement floor and up the three stairs to press his ear to the door.
“Cal? Come on, man. Get your ass down here. We got checks to do,” someone called out. A chair squeaked as the occupant rose, and Travis made out footsteps walking farther away. Leaving two guys on the other side of the door. He waited another minute and burst into the room.#p#分页标题#e#
The first guy only had time to look up in shock as Travis sliced his hand through the air and into the guy’s windpipe, cutting off any scream or warning before slamming his head against the table, effectively knocking him out.
The other guy had risen to his feet and drawn a gun by the time Travis could turn his attention to him. He struck his leg out and kicked the guy in the wrist, hoping to disarm him before the gun could go off and all forces would descend on him. The move was successful, and the wrist cracked. Travis grabbed the guy’s outstretched arm and brought it down in another quick snap, breaking it. Then he pulled his own gun and brought the butt down on the guy’s head.