Exposed: Book 2 MAC Security Series (30 page)

“And why the fuck didn’t you mention this before?” I growled.

“Fuck.” He looked at me, his eyes blazing. “It’s complicated, he’s not even meant to be alive.”

“What?” I stepped forward, none of the shit that he was saying made any sense.

“Look.” He held his hands up. “It’s a long story and I probably shouldn’t be saying anything.”

“Yeah?” I chuckled, the sound sinister to my own ears. “You’re gonna fuckin’ explain yourself, right now.”

He huffed and leaned back in his chair, gripping his hair and groaning. “He’s undercover. Only a few people know about him.”

“And?”

“If I reach out to him,” he said, his face going pale. “I’ll owe him big time.”

“Wait. Let me get this fuckin’ straight. You haven’t asked this person for help, because you’ll owe him?” I raised my brows in disbelief. I couldn’t believe he’d done this. Out of all the people that want to find Kay, I thought he’d be the first person to sacrifice anything and everything.

“Fuck, Ty.” He stood up, matching me in height and size. “You have no fuckin’ idea what they make us do over there. I wanted out but if I do this I won’t be out, I’ll be in deep.”

“The fuck you talking about?”

“I’ve said too much,” he murmured. “Just…Forget I said anything,” he said, shaking his head and pulling his cell out.

“Wait. What are you talking about?”

Ignoring me, he walked off and left me staring at his back.

I stood and waited for him to come back, determined to know just what he had been talking about and what he was getting himself in for.

I opened my mouth as he came through the door, but before I could get a word out, he said, “don’t.” The warning in his voice clear.

“Corey…”

“I already said too much and I didn’t want to make this guy aware that I had family. He’ll use them against me.”

“What fuck are you in with, Corey?”

“Man, if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me. But if this is the only way that we can get Kay back, then I’m willing to sacrifice my future. It’s killing me not knowing where she is.” He raised his brows at me. “And I know it’s killing you too. I can see it every time I look at your face.”

He was right but the look in his eyes frightened me. Whatever he had just got himself into wasn’t good and I knew Kay wouldn’t like this, she wouldn’t want him to do this.

Me? I was worried about him, but the fact of the matter was, Kay needed to be out of wherever she was. And quick.

Max dragged me down the hallway, his fingers biting into my skin. Another bruise to add to the collection that he’d already given me. I took in all of my surroundings, making sure I remembered certain marks on the walls.

Several doors lined the hallway, all exactly the same as the one to our room. My mind was spinning, were there girls in those rooms too? I couldn’t hear anything but that didn’t mean they weren’t in there.

My whole body screamed in pain the longer we walked, my feet hurt from the floor, my ribs made it hard to breathe and my head was spinning. But I wouldn’t let myself show how much pain I was in. I wouldn’t look weak in front of Max. Not anymore.

“Keep up,” he growled, walking faster.

I kept my mouth shut this time. I’d gotten what I wanted, out of that room. All I needed to do was figure out the layout of the building and find possible escape routes. I wasn’t going to wait for someone to come and rescue us, I needed to rescue myself and take the girls with me.

I had no doubt that Ty was looking for me but that didn’t mean I could rely on him to come and save me.

We went through a set of doors after the brute swiped a card in the reader. So I needed a card to get through these doors, I filed that away, already figuring out how to get one as I watched which pocket he put it in. The whoosh of the doors sent a blast of cold air over me. Shivering, I wrapped an arm around my middle, gritting my teeth when my ribs screamed in pain again.

My feet hurt as we walked on the jagged concrete floor, each step scraping against the already open wounds. I longed for a pair of shoes, especially my boots. I loved those boots, they were the one thing that Ty had got for me before we were even together, plus, they were the most comfortable boots I’d ever worn.

We came to another door, this one different from the others. It’s color a deep red and had no peeling paint, in fact, it looked like it had been painted recently.

“Stay there,” Max growled and pushed me up against the wall. I kept my face level with his, I wouldn’t look down, I wouldn’t show him one millimeter of weakness.

He nodded at the brute and pushed through the door. I moved my eyes to the brute, giving him the same look that I’d given Max. Men like this got off on making a woman submit. Having once been one of those women, I swore that I’d never submit to anyone ever again.

I didn’t know how much time passed before Max came back out but when he did, his face was a mask of confusion and anger as he headed straight for me. I gritted my teeth and planted my feet on the floor, ready for whatever he was about to do to me.

“In you go.” He smirked. He seemed so pleased with himself, he obviously knew something that I didn’t.

Taking a small step forward, I hesitated. Was this all one big elaborate set up? What the hell was I walking into? Or the better question was, who was I walking in on?

The brute pulled the door open, giving me a small push on my back which caused me to stumble into the room. The door slammed shut behind me, I looked back at the door, then slowly spun around and took in where I was.

The door that we had come through didn’t look like a door at all from inside here. It was concealed really well, and if I hadn’t just come through it, I’d never have known that it was there.

The whole room was bathed in light and swathes of purple and gold material. A giant desk sat off to the side, opposite a leather couch. The whole room was grand, and it occurred to me then, I was about to meet the boss. The one behind all of this.

The giant double wooden doors opened and I inhaled a deep breath, preparing myself for whoever I was about to meet.

“Hello there, Miss Anderson,” she sang.

I frowned, closing my eyes and opening them again, not believing what I was seeing.

“Serena?” I gasped.

I knew it. I knew all along but then again; I couldn’t believe I was right.

She cackled as she moved closer, circling me and looking me up and down. “I don’t know what he sees in you,” she sneered, backing away and covering her nose. “Jesus, you stink.”

“That’s what happens when your left for days in your underwear with no fuckin’ toilet,” I fumed at her.

She harrumphed and walked over to her couch, sitting down and crossing her legs in one fluid, controlled movement. It didn’t go unnoticed; the extra perfume that she was wearing or how perfect her makeup was.

“So it was you all along?” I stepped forward not caring when she scrunched up her nose in disdain at me. She’s the one who made me look and smell like this so she could put up with it.

“What was me all along?” she leaned back, her eyes assessing me, she wanted to hear me say it.

“Taking those girls?”

“Hmmm, I don’t know what you mean.” She smirked.

She knew exactly what I meant. Why she was playing all coy now, I didn’t know.

“There’s only you and me here, Serena,” I said, stretching my arms wide, not caring that my whole body ached with the movement. “What’s the matter? Can’t admit to what you’ve done? How sick in the head you are?”

“Oh.” She pushed forward, standing on her sky high pumps, not even wobbling a little. “I can admit it. I took all those girls for money. Simple as that. But you…” Walking forward she came to a stop right in front of me and leaned down into my face. “You were purely for personal reasons. I can’t have my husband running off with a piece of trash like you.”

“He’s not your husband,” I gritted out.

“Oh, honey, he is, and I’ll be making sure he comes back to me. I just need to get you and your offspring out of the way first.”

“Excuse me?”

“I got rid of one before, shouldn’t be too hard to do it again.” She smirked, taking a step back.

“What-”

She snorted, her lips spreading even wider. “Ah.” She sauntered over to her desk and balanced on the edge. “He never told you.”

I counted to ten in my head, trying to keep my cool, if she was saying what I thought she was then…I couldn’t even comprehend it.

“Hmmm, interesting,” she said, looking over at the windows, not paying any attention to me. That was her first mistake. “See, when I found out I was pregnant with that…thing…I had to get rid of it. I couldn’t share Ty. I won’t share him, he’s mine.” She turned back to me but it was too late.

“You fuckin’ bitch!” I screamed as I lunged at her. There was no stopping me, my hand flew out and slapped her, the sound echoing throughout the room.

Gasping, she turned to me, her arm moving out in a pathetic attempt to hit me back. I was faster than her though. I’d trained with all the guys, and even though I didn’t have my full strength, I knew that I could take her down. I opened my palm, my hand coming up and hitting her nose. Blood sprayed everywhere as she screamed for help. I didn’t stop though, I took her down to the floor and was just about to hit her again when I was lifted off her and dragged to the other side of the room.

I was raging, the anger uncontrollable. She was bat shit crazy if she thought that was a valid reason for aborting a baby.

Max came forward, bending down and checking on her before turning his angry eyes to me. “Take her back,” he growled at the brute who had a hold of me.

He dragged me out of the room, another man appearing out of nowhere and walking with us. Once I was away from her, I started to calm down. This would be my only chance to get out of this place, there was no way that I’d be allowed out of this room again after what I’d just done.

Once he’d swiped his card and we went through the doors, I started to struggle in his arms. He lost concentration and tried to restrain me so I dipped my hand into his pocket, pulling out his card.

He threw me into the room when we came to the door and slammed it shut behind me. I landed on my hands and knees, and lifting my head, I was relieved to find Lindsey and Ava sat together.