Page 78 of Twisted Bonds
I find Brant and another agent in a back office. They have what looks like a box of USB drives and they have one inserted into the computer now. They're watching whatever is on the drives to ensure they have the evidence they need. They usually only watch them until there is a part they can use against the perp, and there is already a quite a few USB drives in the box labeledEvidence.
I don't like watching them, and I can barely stomach the sound of the audio, so I just talk over it as I address Brant, "Where are the rest of the minors? You said there were over forty, but I counted seventeen."
"I must have been misinformed then, because that's what it says on the paperwork."
"You're sure there are no secret rooms they could be stashed in or that they weren’t sold recently?" I ask him.
"No. Our men have been watching them for about a week now to make sure none were taken out, or else they would have followed and found where they were taken," the agent responds.
"Where is this file? I want to look at it," I tell Brant.
"I left it in the SUV," he states.
"Here, I have mine," the other agent says, handing me his file.
"Funny, it says here that there are only seventeen minors." I glare at Brant. "You lied to me!"
He comes around the desk and says, "I didn't lie; it must have been updated. I get my files a week or two, if not sooner, before they want us to go on the missions. They're always getting updated."
I flip through the pages of the file until I get to the page with Maulik Shaan on it. His face is clear as day in this photo, and suddenly, a forgotten memory hits me. However, that's not all. The other agent gives me a strange look and then glances at Brant.
"Uh, you might want to see this," he states, stepping away from the monitor and looking away.
As soon as I round the desk and the voices can be heard a little better, I freeze when one of them speaks,Luca.What the fuck is he doing in one of these videos? I get my answer a second later when I look at the monitor and see my face on the screen.
"What is this?" Brant asks, shocked.
I'm too stunned to say anything, but the other agent says, "The file is labeledLuca and poppet."
That name sends chills throughout my body. I hate that fucking name, but I can't seem to forget about it—I will never forget about it, just like I will never be able to forget about my time with the brothers. But this? I remember Maulik now. He was a good friend of Luca's and was at the D'Angelo compound once. This was just before things started to get better for me with the guys.
"Oh, poppet. What am I going to do with you? I like punishing you, but you have been such a good girl for us." Luca circles where he has me stand in the middle of the library after calling me in here as I had walked by. "You haven't been very hospitable to my good friend, Maulik."
I had looked at his friend and found him attractive, but if he's friends with the brothers, he can't be a good guy. However, I greet the guy politely and then turn my eyes back to the floor like Sergio has trained me to do. I don't want to give Luca anything to use against me, but I feel he is about to find something just so he can punish me.
"Poppet." Luca grips my chin and grins at me. "Where is your master?"
I know he's referring to his older brother because Sergio keeps me in his room and demands I call him master occasionally. "He's gone until this evening."
Fuck. This isn't going to be good.
"Ah, so he's left his little pet to defend herself?" Luca asks teasingly.
"No, Luca. He's left you in charge of me."
"Ah, that's right. He did. So, what is it we should do to occupy our time?" He pretends to think, but we all know he already has something in mind.
"Luca, please remember that Sergio doesn't want anybody else having me. I only belong to you three brothers," I remind him.
I only anger him by doing so. He grabs the hair at my nape and pulls back. "Do you honestly think I will share you with anyone? Do you think I would forget one of my own rules for you? Maulik isn't here to fuck you. He's here to watch me fuck you. You see, my friend gets off watching certain scenes, so this is what we will do since you just earned your punishment. Maulik will tell us what scene he wants to watch, and you will oblige, no matter how humiliating the scene is."
I look at his friend and then at Luca. "He won't touch me?"
Luca caresses the back of his fingers down my cheek. "No, poppet. Maulik won't touch you. He will only watch."
"Okay, Luca."
"Leave," I tell everyone in the room, including Brant. When it looks like he's going to argue, I raise my voice, "Get the fuck out!" The room clears instantly, and I sit in the chair, settling in to watch this humiliating scene. I shouldn't, but I have to, because I don't remember any of it.
