Page 5 of Unhinged Cravings
A thud and he quieted, his body falling over just as I screamed. A hand wrapping over my mouth cut my scream short. Another hand picked my body up. Years of self-defense classes surfaced, and I broke free, but as I ran to the door, I hit a mountain of muscle.
“Bitch,” the other man said, and his hand shot out and wrapped around my neck. I clawed at his fingers, kicking and flailing, but he was too big.
“Don’t kill her. The boss wants her alive.”
“Well, you were supposed to keep Tides conscious.”
“Not so tough, is he? Maybe all those rumors about him are just lies.”
Oh God, they thought I was Riley. I tried to tell them they had the wrong woman, but the chokehold he had on my neck made it impossible.
“Knock her out and let’s go before someone finds us. I thought they weren’t supposed to arrive untilthe morning.”
“Looks like it’s our luck they decided to consummate their marriage on the plane tonight instead.”
They had to be idiots. I looked nothing like Riley, and Billy was far from Greyson Tides. Although it was so dark, I supposed it was easy to make the mistake. Something wet covered my mouth and nose, and I plunged into darkness.
Chapter Four
EMERSON
Ipaced my foyer as two of my men stood alert and ready. The call came in early that morning. They had captured Riley earlier than expected and were on their way back. Within minutes, the front door opened. Without turning, I waited for my men to bring her before me. She was struggling, a string of swears coming from her that would make the hardest of my men cringe. A black sack covered her head and draped down to her chest where the tip of a tattoo showed. With her hands bound in front of her, I could see another tattoo of a butterfly on the inside of her wrist. Bare arms led to the straps of her black dress and a gray scarf hung down the front.
I stepped closer, my brows scrunching as I tried to remember details of any visible tattoos on my brother’s new wife and why she would wear a black dress that looked nothing like a wedding dress.
“Shut up and get on your knees,” I told her, nodding to the two to force her down.
“If you think I’m sucking you off, asshole, you might want to rethink it. I bite.”
Pack snickered, and I shot him a look.
“Force her down,” I told them, walking closer to her.
She fought more, but didn’t stand a chance against the brute force behind her. I heard the sharp hiss when her knees hit the tile floor. My men stepped back, and I yanked the hood from her. Rage blinded me and the hood crumpled in my hand.
“Who the fuck is this?” I snarled at my men.
“Tides’ new wife.”
She laughed. “I tried to tell them.”
Grabbing her by the hair, I yanked her head back. “Keep your mouth shut or I’ll kill you right now.”
I pulled a chunk of her blonde hair up, including the pink strands, and looked back at my men. “Does this look like black hair? And why the fuck would a bride wear a black dress?”
“It was dark, boss. We thought she changed after the wedding.”
I drew my gun and shot him straight through the eyes. Her scream accompanied the flop of his body. She tried to get up, and I clamped my hand down on her shoulder.
“Shit, boss. She was on the plane with Tides.”
I turned the gun to her, pressing it against her forehead. “Who are you, and why were you with my brother?”
“It wasn’t Greyson,” she stuttered. “He and Riley took a different plane. This guy was the bartender and if these two imbeciles hadn’t interrupted, I would have gotten laid.”
I tried not to react because my urge to laugh was warring with my need for retribution. Walking around her, I approached my other man.
“I gave you one job. The most important job of your career. Bring me Riley Brinks. And what did you do?”
