The runaway bride.

PTE

most probably wondering how

Reece Pierce hasn't chosen his outfit of the day after much thought. He has thrown in a coal-black shirt, firmly f

reeks of sex, tinged with the smoke of cigarettes. I discovered the reason behind his exhaustion the moment he e

ing venue," he says when the silence between u

s fluidity dripping down my s

d force slams me forward. Instantly, I find Reece's arm extend

itatedly, his forearm "What

squeezing hard o

glass at the back shatters when a bullet pierces through it, the sound cutting thro

ith one hand while with the other, I hang on to the panic bar. I have my eyes on the rearview mirror which shows me Casteel's men in two-t

people chasing me!?" Reece yells, hoking ma

white as he keeps his head ducked to prevent a

t!" I shout back, horrified at

od driver. I silently try to envy the lives of those who never rode with him. They

be better than

s deep voice as he swerves, taking a turn on a less crowded street from

steel's men warns from behind but I know

Only Casteel will w

ecall getting into his car to escape the men. I had thought I had misdirected th

I wince, seeing them crash and the jeep slides off the road, rolling down and breaking through someone's garden gate. The other two jeeps, one of th

en he stops, be slams right into a stack of bricks and cement before pressin

ets out, walking around to my side. I discover that I have been balancing my body on the door when he opens it

ng my hand. I look to find us on a construction side of a to-be- made building where t

in is puzzled, too overwhelmed by everything that is happening as I follow Reece blindly, letti

, my front colliding with his back. I look up over his shoulder, seeing three o

ting go of my hand and rais

ucking now," the one holding the Beretta

m as he backs a few steps away, pushing into me. "I have no

rom her. Ten

our girl? Looks too young

the man as if they aren't holding his life i

usting the barrel in the air as if to lay particular emp

s away from me, side-stepping to let me come face-to

gun at Reece while his companion passes by him, extending a hand to grab for me. I try to t

ires of Reece who has his stare fixed on the man who

ies with a less focused voice

k and I shake my head at him while struggling to escape the

e will have your heads too," Reece throws back,

ears ago. I am relieved to know she has found her happiness but the pai

and I just left her b

warning affecting him as he puts his

home but hell they are dragging me back. Tears spill from my eyes as I kick my

ound me hurt my soft skin. "Don't let them take me. I'm begging you, please. He's for

n," the man ho

g when he hears that. He steps forward, step

e out before his hand grabs

g me begins but Reece

him with a quick yank before the man holding me can get back to his

e he can though, one of Reece's booted feet rises in the air, slamming with a crack right over his nose the cr

way deep below. While the man nurses his nose, another comes to attack Reece, looking forward to punching him but Reece dives, pulling me along with him and the p

rtled by his act of kindness which g

eck, dragging him to the ground. I gasp as they both slide down th

ece chokes out with extreme difficu

d, searching for any weap

ld head starts to bleed and he crumples to the ground. Reece drags himself up from the floor, only

the man lands on top of him, his h

instead reach for one of my glass heels. I po

ns to look and in a split second, m

aining mates must have heard as Reece pushes him of

eeing the man writhing on the floor

ng a gulp as sympathy for al

rders. Casteel is the one

footsteps rounding the

aching for my hand while I throw away my oth

darkened corner as Delvin

er, my voice sounding muf

ers. "Which psycho

t have a

doesn't seem like a good

cept for the guy I hit with the rod, the other two look ready

e chance to slip away with me and he ends up

," he o

ike it is used to transfer materials from top to bottom. Reece shoves himself in, sliding

yself what have I gotten myself into. A drop of sweat slides down my cheek, dancing through my tears stain

wly adjust to find him sweating heavily

button his shirt, revealing a broad expanse o

guages I don't know. He unbuttons all the way much to my amazement before he swallows deeply, looking up at the

n for him alerts me to the fact that something is clearly w

hing..."

turning red.

ces," he says with an edge to his tone.

I frantically scrounge my brain for anything that w

had a threesome

cough as if I jus

me. Seconds pass between us and I find his f

emarks when he has calmed down, this ti

work?"

e rolls his eyes,

died, your soul would haun

're still thinkin

mean it

in one corner of the wood blocking us from view and puts his index finger over his l

kside!" Delvin

em!" one of th

byrinth," Delvin complains. "Boss would be furious." A buzz of a phone cuts through

re another man's faint voice comes

grunts. "Find the girl. If Casteel

dds. "I kind of liked her. She made me T

a month ago. He is one of the softer ones who was forced into

being merciful to traito

ev

Find that girl!

gainst civilians. We were just th

And not a word about him to Steel. He wouldn't be

I can feel deep in my heart. I just put Reece in danger for Go

oin in as they echo on the floor. "They

perates. "Get in the jeep. I need to t

vil himself," the new recruit s

rd to have mercy on

eps depart until we hear no more but are too scared to get o

he breaks the silence

e shaky as my throat dries up at the thoug

eece and I are practically strangers.

down on his knees. "So, will you spill now