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“Scream all you want.” His lips quirk up. “Nobody’s going to save you.”
The way he says the words leaves a pit in my stomach, especially as I realize that he means them. And strangely enough, I believe him.
We walk through a long hallway before he opens a door and throws me inside. I fall on my hands and knees as he flicks the lights on and closes the door behind us. We’re in an office. It’s a more luxurious office than I’ve ever been in, although something about it is eerie, almost as if nobody actually uses it.
Quickly, I scramble back to my feet, pushing my hair out of my face, not taking my eyes off of Nikhil. I sense the danger surrounding him this time. Is he one of those men? Has he ever…killed someone?
“What do you want from me?” I hiss out, taking a step back with every step he takes toward me. Even though I want nothing to do with him, it’s insane the way my body yearns for him in a way I can’t explain.
“The truth.” He keeps stepping closer until my heels hit the wall, and he’s in front of me, no space between us. “Who are you?”
There’s no reason to lie now. “My name is Anna.”
“Anna what?”
“Anna Tryst.”
“Who’s your family?”
“I don’t have any,” I answer honestly. It’s been just me for a long time.
“You’re not rich.” It’s more of a statement than a question.
“No.”
“Then how…?”
“I’m friends with one of the caterers. She let me in.”
Nikhil thinks about my words before understanding briefly flickers in his eyes. “The redhead?”
“Yes.” It’s like I can’t answer in more than one or two words.
“Then, you won’t mind if I bring her up here to ask a few questions.”
Sienna isn’t like me. She can’t handle being interrogated, not without crying. If she knew that we were in some kind of murder mystery, she’d have a heart attack. And something tells me these men wouldn’t be all that willing to get her to a hospital.
“I’d prefer it if you didn’t.” I’m not in a position to ask for anything, that’s obvious to me, but I can’t help but want to protect Sienna. She’s the closest thing to family I have. “She’s not the one you want. I am. I’m the one who eavesdropped.”
Nikhil bends his head until his lips are only a whisper away from mine. And as much as I want to get away from him, a part of me wishes he’d close the distance so I can see how his lips feel against mine. What is wrong with me? “And what did you hear?”
Should I tell the truth? Will they kill me if I do? Is it even worth trying to lie when Nikhil has already caught me in one lie? “Not much.” I stay as vague as possible. “I was walking out of the bathroom…”
“The bathroom is the opposite direction.”
“I thought I heard someone in distress. I went over there, and there were a few men talking. Once I realized, I turned around, and that’s when you found me.”
“Hm. We’ll see soon enough.”
Nikhil pulls away from me and walks to the desk, sitting at it behind the computer, leaving me confused and flustered. “What are you going to do to me?”
“Give me a few minutes to decide.”
I glance toward the door as I debate whether or not I can make a run for it.
“And, Anna,” he says, his voice surprisingly soft. I look over at him. “If that’s your real name. Here’s some advice—don’t do anything you feel as though I won’t like. I’m not so nice when I’m upset.”
He’s talking about running away.
