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Ice crept through my veins at the mention of Dylan. I looked around, trying to find a way around the man. I had to get out of here. I had to find a way to alert the guys and get help.
I couldn’t let Dylan take me back. Not after I’d finally found some semblance of happiness.
“I’ll get a big reward if I bring you back to him.” The man lunged at me.
I screamed, backpedaling, before slamming into the wall. The man’s hands wrapped around my throat and he slammed me again. I couldn’t breathe. I formed my hands into claws and dug my nails into his face. That made him cry out and drop me.
I scrambled around him but as I reached for the door, he grabbed me from behind by my hair and pushed me onto the ground.
“No!” My jaw cracked on the ground. I cried in pain, flashbacks of my past flying before my eyes.
The man straddled me from behind just as the door burst open and Xavier and Elias came running in.
“You son of a bitch!” Xavier grabbed the man off me, dragging him back.
Elias bent and picked me up, gently cooing at me. “Little one, you’re okay.” I clung to him, sobbing into his chest. He clutched me to him, cooing gently into my ear.
There was the sound of skin hitting skin, and the man grunted in pain. I looked up from Elias to see Xavier standing over the man who attacked me, punching him over and over in the face.
Xavier’s face was wild, his eyes bright with fury as he bent down toward the man. He was making good on his promise to destroy anyone who harmed me.
“No, don’t look.” Elias turned and took us out of the storeroom. “Julian is getting the car and Simon is waiting for the police.”
I cried into his neck. “Please don’t bring me out in the front like this. And don’t let Xavier get in trouble.”
I couldn’t have him in trouble with the police or even go to jail. That scumbag wasn’t worth it.
“No, of course not, little one. Xavier knows better.” Elias hummed under his breath softly. “I’ll call Doctor Murphy to meet us at the house.”
I closed my eyes as my body shook. My hair ached and I couldn’t breathe properly without sobbing in between. Elias whispered sweet nothings in my ear as he moved. I kept my eyes closed as we moved out the back of the building.
“How is she?” Julian’s soft voice reached me and I whimpered.
“Shh, baby girl, it’s all right now.” Julian’s voice strained.
“No,” I choked out a self-deprecating laugh. “It’s not. He knows where I am. How did you know I needed help?”
The sound of a car door opening made me open my eyes. The limo had pulled into the back and Charles was there holding open the door.
The two got into the car with me. Elias wasn’t letting me go, and I was fine with that as the cramps started again on top of the pain. I was in heat. No no no. It wasn’t that, was it? It was too soon.
I snuggled further into Elias and let his warmth seep into me.
The limo started moving.
“When Elias took care of his cousin, he noticed that man wandering toward the back, he’d gone past the check-in desks, acting like he worked for us, but he had no badge. I’d come down to see if you needed any help with loading the cart, and uh–” Julian ducked his head, embarrassed. “–maybe to get some private time for a few minutes.”
I couldn’t help but giggle. The sheepish look Julian gave me made me forget how badly I was shaking. “You wanted to make out in the storeroom?”
Elias grinned at Julian. “It’s not a bad idea. It definitely has merit.”
I snorted, which hurt, but I only winced. “Maybe next time.”
I just kept causing so many problems. I looked down again and slumped further into Elias. “I have to run.”
Elias tightened his arms around me. “No. Remember what we told you, little one? We’re family now. We’ll protect you.”
“But Dylan…” I began, but Julian interrupted.
