Page 113 of The FBI Agents Who Stole Me

I give him a quick smile and walk through the warehouse doors.

Riley follows me.

“What are you doing here?” he asks, keeping my pace so he can walk next to me.

“You know what I’m doing here. Fighting. I’m on the roster tonight.”

“Hellcat, no.”

I turn on my heel and look at him.

“What do you mean, no?”

There is a spark in his eye. It’s sharp and dangerous. and his lip tips to the side.

He’s incredibly handsome, at least 6’5 and towers over me. His brown hair is slicked back on the top like he’s just showered. There is a fresh cut on his lip and red is seeping out. His knuckles are wrapped like he just finished a round. I hold back the urge to ask how it went. Riley is acting really strange.

“No. Sorry Valeria, I can’t let you fight.”

I hold his gaze for one hard second, then turn on my heel, boots scraping loud against the concrete.

A rough groan rolls out of his chest. “Hellcat, stop. You’re killing me.”

With gritted teeth I turn. “If that were true, you’d be bleeding out on the sidewalk. Does this have something to do with the Vega’s or my sister? Are they safe?”

“Yes, they are fine, of course.” He looks down at my feet then. “But if I let you walk in there, you won’t be for much longer,” he says almost under his breath.

“Fuck off, Riley.” I push on the door to enter the ring.

“Val, I’m really sorry about this,” he says. Then tosses me over his shoulder and jogs out of the arena.

I fight him. Punch at his kidneys and kick at his gut. He grunts and curses but doesn’t stop.

“This is insane. I’m going to fight. Put me the fuck down,” I shout.

“Oh, trouble.” A smooth as silk voice washes over me.

“Gabe?”

“Yeah, baby. I tried to let you do it your way.” His voice is strained and he pushes me against Riley’s back and puts handcuffs on me. Then Riley spins me around and Gabe yanks at my feet until my ankles are zip tied.

Riley stops in front of a black car I don’t recognize.

“Let me? What has gotten into you two?”

“Always you, Val. Don’t hurt yourself, yeah?” Riley says, then slams the door over my head and I’m surrounded by the darkness of the trunk.