Hot Revenge Box Set 2
Chapter 1
This Book Is Dedicated To ‘Him’
“James’ Poem” Was, In Real Life, Written By ‘Him’
For His Own Grandson
Hostage
Richard
I watch them drive away, taillights receding into the dark.
Depressed beyond measure, I let the curtains fall back, turning to deal with the two women now in my care.
Mitch, calmer than I've seen her for days, returns from the kitchen, tray in hand. She pours peppermint tea for herself, then two more cups. She slides one across the table to Elizabeth, then brings one to me.
“Thank you, Mitch, but I don't really care for it.”
She holds still, hand and cup outstretched. “It will calm you down.”
“I'm perfectly calm, thank you.”
“Is that why you're wearing a hole in the carpet?”
Elizabeth turns her face away, but not before I see the smile she's hiding behind her own cup. Then her smile fades.
“My apologies, Mitch. This goes against the grain for me. It really, really goes against the grain. Charlotte in trouble. James and Michael… Even Lawrence Klempner… of all people… riding to the rescue, while I...” I hold up palms, sick with helplessness and self-disgust.
Mitch’s voice is calm. “James and Michael are both husbands to Charlotte. Larry is her father. Your first responsibility is to Beth. Your pregnant wife.”
“Believe me, Mitch, I know it. Nothing else would have kept me here at a time like this.”
Elizabeth sips at the tea. She's pale. Too pale. I take her by the shoulders, kiss her hair. “My Love, you're tired. Why don't you go to bed for a while? Get some sleep.”
She swallows, blinking hard. “I wouldn't feel right.”
Mitch sits on the chair arm by her. “Nothing's going to happen for the next hour at least. Go upstairs. Snatch a catnap at least. When anything starts to happen, I'll come wake you.”
Elizabeth shakes her head, then stifles a yawn behind her hand.
And I’ve had enough.
You’ll make yourself ill…
Let me help you up to bed. We’ll not let you sleep through. But you do need to rest. Your first responsibility is here.” I pat her stomach. Under my
like I’m outvoted. Even
I offer my
slowly. She leans heavily on me, rubbing at
you feeling
fine. I'm just tired,
“And upset.”
like that…” Her
her back, can you think of
“No, Master.”
by her, I lean in, kiss her cheek.
*****
James
carefully, steering around iced puddles and the switchback corners of the road descending from our mountain
Michael loaded their gear, a lot of it, into the trunk, but I have
in the front, jerking my chin at Michael’s bulging rucksack.
of that Charlotte might need. Warm blankets, towels and a wrap. A ground
“Scissors?”
the cord if I need
I think watching Michael in the rear-view, tightens
months we might have a home delivery. I made sure I
*****
edge of the City, he’s there, waiting as promised: Ross leans back against the car he chauffeurs for Richard, arms folded,
his window. “You
jerks his head to the
exit our own vehicle, Ross opens up his. “Mr Haswell had the cash drawn in large denomination notes, otherwise you’d never be able to carry it.” He hefts
on your
“A phone?”
from the car.” He nods back to where, I now see, is a tablet
me as soon as
last seen. I’ll be relaying
the smallest, most discreet one I could find in the time. Keep talking as you’re moving. Keep us up to date with where
into place, Michael claps me
too. But
“We will.”
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