Page 131 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
"Bingo. Officer Daugherty is a very dirty cop." She winked at me.
Fucking asshole.I knew he hadn't been helping us. This whole thing had just been a joke to him. I cringed as the tape bit at my skin.
"You'd be surprised at what someone would do for a few million dollars. And the best part is, all the money I've had to spend wasn't even mine. You gave it to me. So in a way, you really are responsible for everything that has happened to James in the past few weeks. It's been so much fun watching you fall apart. And suspecting your friends. It was priceless. And I'm a huge believer in everything having a price. I guess in this case it was actually 20 million dollars."
I needed to buy time. Someone would come in here to check on us soon. But I had a sinking feeling in my stomach. If the nurse was in on it, she wouldn't be coming. And Briggs certainly wouldn't be coming. He had betrayed us. He had drugged me. But I needed to believe that someone would come. Because I was stuck in this fucking chair. "Why did you try to frame Tyler and Melissa?"
She smiled. "Because I wanted you to feel completely and utterly alone. I wanted you to be paranoid. I wanted you to push everyone away. Because I know girls like you. You're weak. You need people around you, telling you how wonderful you are. Because you're a conceited narcissist. And you only care about yourself."
Me?That sounded more like her. "You don't know me. I didn't have many friends growing up. I found solace in reading books and escaping into their stories. My best friend used to tell me I was going to grow up to be a cat lady. I've never needed anyone until I met James. He changed me. He made me better."He saved me.
"How sad. I almost pity you. If you weren't such a whore."
James groaned.
"Good. He's waking up." She leaned toward him. "Good morning, baby," she said and placed a kiss against his lips.
Fucking bitch!I pulled as hard as I could, tearing at my skin. But I was still stuck to the chair.Fuck!
James groaned again.
He's drugged. He doesn't know it's not me. He doesn't know what's happening.
"I knew he missed me," she said and smiled at me. "He used to groan like that all the time when we were together."
"Stop."
"You should have seen the way I kissed him when I snuck into his room when you left him all alone. It was probably a foolish move when I could have had someone else mess up his ventilator, but it was so easy that I couldn't resist. Besides, I just needed to see my husband." She smiled at me. "I needed to taste him."
"Stop," I said more forcefully.
"You know what my favorite thing used to be?"
"Please stop." I continued to struggle with the restraints.
"The way his fingertips dug into my skin when he'd fuck me. He knew just how to make my toes curl. I think that was his favorite thing too. Punishing me. Being in complete control of me. God I loved that."
My whole body felt cold. I loved that too. I was letting her get in my head. I was letting her win.Focus.I pulled on the restraints again. I almost cried out at the pain.
She laughed. It was cold and cruel. "Everything he's done with you, he's done with me first. You know, I think I actually want him to be a little more alert for this. I want him to experiencethe same amount of pain he's caused me." She plunged another needle into his arm and his eyes flew open.
He immediately closed his eyes and shook his head. He opened his eyes again and stared at me in horror.
"Honey, take it slow. You've been heavily sedated." She ran her finger across his collarbone.
He closed his eyes again.
"We were just having a discussion, James. Penny doesn't think that you're addicted to her. I think it's time that you told her the truth."
"No." His voice was croaky.
"James, it's only fair that she knows the truth. Tell her."
I could tell he was trying to move. But his body wasn't responding. He opened his eyes again and gave me a pleading look.
Isabella walked toward him and put her hand on his shoulder.
He grimaced at her touch.
