Page 170 of Love Me

I kick him again with a force that cracks his jaw and sends his head flying back.

But I can’t let my anger win or I will kill him.

I crouch down and say, “Your organization is filled with rats. That’s how we shut you down from the outside in.”

His brows furrow, eyes slitting from left to right.

“Do you know who headed this little coup? Your son.”

“That’s impossible.” His face contorts into rage, but he can’t do a thing about it. I look around. I see nothing to tie him with, but my gaze lands on the chair.

If this isn’t divine intervention.

I drag him up and push him into the chair. The metal cuffs automatically wrap around his legs and arms. His body stills while I wire him up.

“Ah, and here I thought the best scientists test their creation first.”

“Celine, don’t.”

“I endured it for hours. Let’s see how long you last.”

I press the green button and he pisses his pants when the first shot of pain goes through him, making me feel vindicated.

“Don’t go anywhere.” I touch my forehead. “Oops. That’s right. You can’t.”

“You’ll never get out of here alive.”

“Ah, are you worried about me? That’s cute. To me, it appears your friend left you here. But this is my promise: you’ll be reunited soon.”

I slide past the doors and run down the corridors. Pushing through a wave of disorientation, I make my way to my mother’s cell, only to find it empty.

I turn around and Blake says, “She’s out.”

A body casts a shadow on the floor, and I yell. “Watch out.”

He turns around and smacks the gun out of the hand of a guard who tried to sneak up on us.

“We’re the only ones here, and there are still guards roaming around,” I say.

He throws the gun at me, and I catch it.

“What about you?” I ask.

“You shoot, I punch.”

Realization hits me. “What did they do to you?”

“This is not the place nor the time. Cover me.”

We pass another corridor. I hate this fucking labyrinth so much. I pull the trigger the second I point my gun around the corner.

“Perfect shot.”

“Now, pick that gun up. How is everyone?”

“They’re outside. Abi and Mia are with your mother. Dane is ready to burn this place to the ground.”

“Good.”

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