Page 46 of Darkest Game

“Liam,” I whisper into the dark after he turns the light off.

“Yes?” His voice is deep and warm and I could snuggle right into it.

“Thank you again. For saving me. You didn’t have to.”

I can’t see his expression in the dark as he answers me. “Trust me, Irina. I had to.”

With those words floating around in my mind, I finally manage to fall asleep. In fact, I fall asleep more easily knowing Liam is beside me, keeping me safe.

I wake up to the feeling of someone watching me.

My eyes blink open and I look up to see an unfamiliar man looking down at me. A huge gasp escapes my throat as I sit up. Liam quickly gets up after that, reaching for his gun…

But his gun isn’t there.

“Looking for this?” It’s Elaine. She walks forward, holding Liam’s gun. But I only see one gun. I know Liam had another one in his jacket pocket. Did they find that one too?

Elaine is with two men. Jack’s men, I’m assuming.

“How the fuck did you find us here?” Liam snarls.

“Chris, the man you left in the woods, left his phone in the car. We were able to track it. Found you right here.”

Oh no. I didn’t see any phone but it must have been hidden. The glove compartment maybe. Or the backseat.

“I wasn’t happy you escaped,” she continues. “So, you’re both going to come with me and pay the price for my husband’s death. Irina never got to face the consequences. She’s still needs to be raped.”

“You’re a bitch,” Liam growls.

Elaine laughs as she pokes Liam’s nose. He doesn’t even flinch. “And you’re going to watch it happen and then you’re going to die.” She stands back. “Grab the girl and get her in the car first. She’ll be less of a problem than he will be.”

“No!” I scream as the two men drag me out of the bed. Elaine gives me a smug grin.

“You’re going to get what’s coming to you.”

Liam dives off the bed and grabs his other gun hidden in his jacket and points it at Elaine. She fires first, landing a bullet to the bed while Liam lands a bullet in the wall behind her.

Elaine runs out of the room, motioning at the men carrying me to move too. Liam gives chase but Elaine shoots at him again, making him dive back into the room to avoid getting hit.

The men shove me into a car and the three of them dive inside and take off before Liam can save me.

Chapter Nine

Liam

Isee the car disappear around the corner before I’m able to grab the keys to my car, slip on my shoes, and run outside. I don’t bother putting a shirt back on. Elaine is going to hurt Irina. Possibly even kill her.

And I can’t let that happen.

For whatever reason, I care for Irina. The urge to protect her is something I’ve never felt for another woman. I have to save her now.

But of course, nothing can be that simple.

I reach my stolen car in the parking lot when I feel someone behind me. Then the cold steel of a gun is pressed against my back.

“You’re not going anywhere.” It’s Mikhail. Fuck. He grabs my shoulder and spins me around. Nico is with him.

“I didn’t even see you two pull up.”