Page 23 of Possessive Doctor

She may need something, so I check the message. I read the message twice, anger curling hot and unstoppable in my gut. I ball my fingers into a fist, and I drive it against the wall.

That motherfucker.

I grab my jacket and run out the door, not stopping long enough to pull it closed behind me.

“I’m gonna kill this son of a bitch,” I growl and pound my fist against the elevator door. Seconds feel like hours as I wait for the doors to open, and I give up and run for the stairs.

How did he get to her? There’s no way he could have gotten to the tenth floor of the building without an elevator key. She must have gone willingly. Why would she do that? What lies did this fucker tell her to make her go?

The thoughts whirl through my head, serving only to make the blood in my veins boil harder and faster. If he lays a hand on her, I’m going to break it off.

The trip from the hospital to the tree-lined street is a blur. I don’t know how I managed to drive here. Traffic lights, stop signs, other cars? Did they even exist? The destination was the only thing in my sight.

I slow my car to a crawl and pull up to the curb about a block away from his house. I’ll walk the rest of the way so he doesn’t see me coming.

I arrive at the house and slip behind a tree, peering out to see if I can make out any movement through the bay window. Seeing no one, I crouch down and make my way to the front porch. I turn the doorknob but find that the door is locked, so I slip back down the steps and go to the side door of the garage.

It’s open and I make my way through it. There’s a car inside, and I touch the hood. The engine is still a bit warm. He must have driven her here.

I work my way around the car to the door that enters the house. I try the knob and find that this door is also locked. I have to get inside.

I can’t just go knock on the door. He’ll never answer. I survey the garage as I try to come up with a way to get into the house.

My fingers make contact with a hammer on the work table I’m leaning against, and I have my answer. I take the hammer and smash the window on the passenger side of the car. The sound of the breaking glass rouses someone in the house. I hear them running around. I take my place behind the door and wait as I watch the knob turn.

He opens the door and peers into the garage. Seeing the glass on the floor he steps out onto the concrete step. That’s when I make my move. I slam the door into his body and he flies off the step. I pounce like a tiger and begin slamming his head into the floor.

“Where is she? What did you do with her?” I shout.

“Who? Are you crazy? Why are you in my garage?”

I punch him in the jaw and watch his face contort as I make contact.

“Where’s Amy, you piece of shit? I won’t ask again. I’ll just kill you and go find her myself.”

The crazy asshole laughs at me and I see red. I get off him and lift him off the floor by his hair.

“We’re going inside,” I grunt as I drag him into the house.

We walk through the kitchen and I slam his head into the wall. “She’s not in here,” I snarl and move him to the living room. “Not here, either.” His face leaves a bloody print on that wall, too. “Are you seeing the pattern here? If we don’t find her soon, your skull is going to cave in.”

“She’s not here, you crazy fuck,” he gurgles.

“Andrew!” It’s faint, muffled, but it’s Amy.

I follow the sound to a door on the far end of the kitchen that’s locked with a deadbolt.

“Where’s the key?” I grit out.

“That’s for me to know….” I slam his face into the wall and he falls to the floor where I proceed to kick relentlessly at his ribs.

“Okay, okay. Fuck, stop. It’s in my pocket,” he tells me, pointing to the left front pocket of his jeans.

I stick my hand in his pocket and pull out the key. As I unlock the door, he scampers to his feet and tries to run away, but I grab him by the collar and pull him back. I open the door and throw him down the flight of stairs. His head bounces off the floor where he lands.

“Andrew?” I hear Amy call out again.

“It’s me,” I answer and take the stairs two at a time to get to her.

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