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“Oh, I hurt him, and Icurrently have two things that he considers precious in mypossession.I’ll give them up when I get what I want.I love toplay games.”
“Games?”
“Yeah, I think the funniest oneI’ve played so far is guess who.None of you have a clue who I am.You, I don’t blame, you don’t know me.Others, I’m a littledisappointed, but that’s okay.I’m never disappointed forlong.”
He struck before she coulddefend herself.Master grabbed her, slamming her up against thebathroom mirror, so the glass smashed.He windedher, landinga blow to her stomach, and she collapsed onto the floor.
Charlotte couldn’t stop him.He pickedher up by fisting his hand in her hair, and tugging so she had nochoice but to get to her feet.She cried out from thepain.
“Now, let’s see what Gashwill do when he knows I’ve got you, his precious little bitch.Iwonder if he’ll pick to save you, or take me out, Charlotte.Whatdo you think?”
“Let me go!”
“No.”He wrapped his arm aroundher waist, and she felt something hard pressed against her side.“We’re going to leave this store, and you’re not going to stop.Youtry to get attention, I will shoot you, and then I will take Sallyin your place.Would you like me to do that?That little bitchknows what it’s like to be used and abused.I’m sure there areenough men willing to pay the price to fuck that bitch until she’storn in fucking two.”
The mention of the young woman hadCharlotte freezing.She couldn’t let anything happen toher.
“I’ll behave.”
“Good.Let’sgo.”
She shouldn’t have told Ink to leave heralone.They left the bathroom, and she gritted her teeth as she sawthere was a side entrance, leading away from the store.There wasno chance of her escaping.He shoved her through the door, and theninto a dark windowed car.Master didn’t allow her to sit on a seat.He pushed her to the floor and forced her to kneel with noprotection.Tears stung her eyes, and she turned her head to theside so she could breathe.
“I like my bitches on the floor,knowing what is good for them.You give a whore an inch, they’lltake a fucking mile.”He wrapped her hair around his fist, pressingher head against the seat.The pain was instant, and she cried outas the tears started to fall.“You wanted to die, didn’t you?For along time, you wanted to take your own life, and giveup.”
“Stop,” she said,whispering the words.She had never been so afraid before in herlife.
“Why?I’m giving you what youwant.”He pressed the gun to the back of her head.“I’ll give youwhat you failed to do yourself.”
She shook her head, crying out andwhimpering.“Stop.”
“Do you want me to end yourmiserable, childless life?”
“No, please stop.”She didn’twant to die.
Master laughed.“That’s okay.I’ve gotanother game I want to play first.Let’s see how much Gash lovesyou.”
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Gash looked around at the weapons inthe basement.They had quite the collection ready in case of awar.
“Tiny believed in beingprepared, and I believe in shooting first and asking questionslater,” Lash said.
“We haven’t got time to fuckabout.Not with our families’ lives at stake,” Nash said, lookingthrough the ammunition.“We’re getting too old for thisshit.”
“We’ll deal withMaster.”
“Any news on Spider?”Gashasked.
“None.”
Gash nodded.“We’ll wait.”Rubbing theback of his head, he stared around the room.“I’m going to askCharlotte to marry me.”
“Well that was fuckingfast,” Nash said.
“I love her.She’s the only womanI’ve ever loved.I want to get my ring on her finger before sherealizes that I’m not what she deserves.”
“Angel deserves better thanme.She deserves a man who has a nine to five job, who’ll bringhome a steady wage, and won’t be at risk of dying when he goes outon the road.I thought about all of the shit kind of reasons whyAngel and I shouldn’t be together, and then I thought of the mostimportant reason we are together.”