Page 68 of Breaking Sanity
Told you!
I don’t dare to look over the railing to see who all is coming after me and it’s hard to count the footsteps pounding up the stairs. It just sounds like rumbling thunder for an oncoming shit storm I have created.
I get to the top with them hot on my heels. I know it’s the floor with their actual rooms so I might be able to find something to defend myself since I dropped the gun.
I try the first door, and of course it’s locked, and the second one down is too. The first door to my right is Nik’s and I don’t want to go back in that one. There are two doors at the end of the hall, I try the one on the left. Thank fuck it’s unlocked. I zoom in and lock the door behind me. It’s very plain and impersonal. The only sign of who’s room I have invaded are the psychology books on the simple wood dresser.
Fuck, this is Baron’s.
I start to run to the window when the door swings open slamming into the interior wall. Unfortunately, when I am only a step away from it, a hand wraps around my arm and yanks me back. Because of the force, I do a 180 and it’s my face to his chest.
Fuck, Fuck, FUCK!!
I don’t have to look up to know who has me. The scent of cedarwood and vanilla fill my nose. It’s usually oddly comforting and gives me a sense of safety. Which I understand given the circumstances is strange, but hey my mind is at war with itself, so what the fuck do I know.
Gunner gently snakes his hand through my hair and lightly pulls my head up to meet his gaze. The gentle grip andthe soft caress on my cheek contradicts his black, murderous eyes, boring holes into mine. My legs start to tremble in fear as if I am seeing the gates of hell open up and this demon is about to drag me through them by any means necessary.
“Gunner, let her go.” Baron’s voice is almost a whisper as he comes up behind Gunner and touches his shoulder.
“I can’t,” Gunner grinds his teeth and his hold in my hair goes from gentle to punishing.
“You can. She isn’t going to run anymore. Are you Alley?” He turns his glare to me and the look in his eye is all I need to know that Gunner is past the point of return.
“No, master,” I try to say as calmly as possible. “I am not going anywhere. You caught me.” I lift my hand and brush my fingertips up and down his forearm as his hand is frozen on my cheek.
“See, Gunny. Your pet is going to be a good girl and wait for us to come back after we check on Carson.” Baron lifts his eyebrow as if waiting for me to respond or do something.
I quickly interlock my fingers with Gunner’s but slowly move his hand off my cheek. His nostrils flare but he makes no move to stop me, and the aquamarine is returning. Placing his hand on my waist, I glide my hands up his chest and cup his cheeks, lightly pulling his face towards mine. His hand is still wrapped in my hair making it a little difficult to get my lips to touch his.
“Kiss me, master,” I whisper and he finally snaps out of it and our lips collide.
He pries my lips apart, devouring me. All the images of our first kiss come rushing back, but before I can get swept away in it, he is tossing me to the floor and storming out of the room.
“I definitely underestimated your hold on him,” Baron says aloud while we watch his retreating form. The multicolor purge mask catches my eye when I turn back to look at Baron.
“I am not sure what you mean by that,” I say, standing up and brushing myself off.
“Don’t play dumb, Kukla. It doesn’t suit you,” He retorts, keeping his distance.
“Both of you keep her in here until we all return. My brothers need a cool down period before we deal with the turn of events,” he orders Shadow and the white purge mask, who are standing on either side of the entrance. They both nod as Baron goes to leave.
“You should probably change Carson’s name to Carlie,” I laugh, crossing my arms. Baron stops dead in his tracks.
Oh, we were so close.
Like why?
“I would suggest you quit while you are behind,” he warns, turning on his heel and coming straight towards me. “Vaughn has always been overprotective of Carson. Nik and Gunner have their own connection to him. So, you’ll be lucky if I am able to talk them out of killing you. You may have been able to get the red haze to retreat from Gunner’s vision but that won’t last long if you open your mouth. Now stay put and let me do what I do best.”
“Carson deserved worse than what he got,” I snap.
See Ember, the self-preservation button is broken.
Shut up Raven!!
“We will finish this conversation later. Try to get out of this room Alley, and I will destroy Piper and what’s left of Annie while you watch. Then I’ill make you wish you were dead. You think what I did to you in solitary was the worst? We’ve barely scratched the surface of what I want to do to you.”
He turns back to leave nodding at the two men. When he is almost through the door, I go to open my mouth but Shadow shakes his head telling me to not push.
