His Possession (The Owners) (24 page)

“I’ll find her.”

Tate came inside as an ambulance pulled up outside.

He saw her onto the vehicle before he turned back to the men.

“I want to help,” he said.

“This isn’t a place for civilians,” the biggest guy said.

“Lucas, I’d let him come,” Sean said.

Cadeon stared at the man known as Lucas. “I know this guy is dangerous. I understand why you don’t want me to be part of it, but I want you to understand something. That woman he took means the world to me. I’m not giving up until I get her back. Wherever she goes, I go.”

“Do you know how to shoot a gun?” Lucas asked.

“I was taught as a kid. My dad liked to go hunting at times.”

Lucas handed Cadeon a gun as all the men began talking.

“We don’t know his current situation, Lucas. He could be surrounded by back up. This mission could be dead before it’s begun,” another of the men said.

“No. This is new territory for him. He’s not prepared. This is our perfect opportunity. If we leave it too long he’ll be ready.”

“I know why he’s here,” Sean said
,
grabbing their attention. “In recent years he’s been spreading out into different countries
,
spreading the trafficking business into
America
. There are a lot of wealthy men who want girls matching certain descriptions. My contacts informed me Dominic was checking out a shipment of girls and drugs at
an
underground joint. It’s like a warehouse where anything goes. Fighting, sex, drugs.
An
ything illegal can be found here.” He pointed at a place on the map.

“Okay, that narrows down our search.”

“Also, Mr. Green owns a mass of bunkers in this deserted part of the city. No one goes there. Not even local cops. He’d either got her at the club to go with another shipment
,
or she’s in one of the warehouses.”

“Before we even try this, you’re going to have to make sure Dominic is where he says he is.”

Sean nodded his head.

Cadeon listened to the plan. He knew they had a small window in which to take Dominic down. He thought about Violet. She was his main priority. He wanted her back, and when he did, he’d never let her out of his sight.

****

Violet was panicking, her heart pounding in her chest. Sweat covered her body. Dominic stood in front of her. He stared at her for long moments. She took a shaky breath waiting for something to happen. Tears ran down her face, and she clenched her teeth together.

Cadeon will come for you. Fight this bastard. Be strong.

Pain exploded inside her head as he struck her face. Three slaps one side and three the other. On the last slap, a cry erupted from her ending in an ear-piercing scream. The fight inside her had been awakened.

“So the little mouse does speak.”

“Leave me the fuck alone,” she cried, going frantic on the rope that kept her in place. Dominic laughed, but his men looked ready to do murder. She stared at them and knew she’d caused them pain.

Come on, you bastards. I’m fucking ready to fight.

For too long she’d been thrust down and forced to keep her anger at bay. Twenty-one years of waiting. Eighteen of seeing her mother taking the crap from men like them. She stared at Dominic and knew she would fucking kill him if it was the last thing she did.

“Do you think you’re something because you’ve got a posh boyfriend to spread your legs? You’re exactly like your mother. A whore who would spread herself for money,” Dominic said.

Violet smiled. “Yeah, my mother was a whore, but she fucking fooled you, didn’t she?”

He lashed out, the slap turning into a punch. The pain became welcome. The more he hurt her, the more determined she became. Every hit was like a thousand times she could avenge her mother. It was payback time.

“Is that all you got? You don’t look threatening to me. You’re beating up on a woman tied to a chair.” She saw his anger. He raised his fist, but his second-in-command stopped him, whispering something into his ear.

He laughed and crouched down. His hands ran up her exposed legs. She bit down on her teeth to keep herself from crying out. “Do you think I’ll break you? I can hit you until you can’t get up. No. I think I’ve got a more fitting punishment for you.”

Slapping her face, he went to walk away.

“She even fooled you at the end,” she said. No matter how many times he threatened her, Violet was determined to fight to the bitter end.

“What the fuck are you saying?”

Smiling, Violet stared him in the eye. Her face ached. “You didn’t get the chance to destroy her. She took her own life when she was ready to. You’re nothing, Dominic Green, and you’ll rot in hell.”

“What makes you think I’ll rot in hell?”

“Cadeon Ashwood doesn’t give up. He’ll find me, and when he does, you better enjoy your cock and balls while you can because he’ll rip them off and feed them to the dogs.”

He walked back to her, taking a fistful of her hair, pulling her head back.

“And what makes you think he cares for a two-bit whore’s daughter?”

“Because I’m his,” she spat at him.

Dominic grabbed her hair and pulled her head back. “Not for much longer. When I get back I’m going to see how much he’s broken that pussy in. I’m going to fuck you so hard you won’t remember anyone elses name.” He pinched her breast which made her cry out, tears falling from her eyes. “I’m going to leave you wishing you were dead,” he whispered before pulling away.

“I’ve got some business to attend too. I’ll be back in a few hours. Keep her tied up but don’t fucking touch her. I’m going to be the first to have apiece of her ass.”

Chapter Twenty-Four

Sean watched the men fighting in the centre of the room. Blood covered the walls and floor as it was the fight to the death. Women aligned each wall as several men, touched them up before handing over a wad of bills to the men guarding them. He felt sick to his stomach in what he was witnessing.

This was the life most women and young girls ended up in if they ran from home. Running a hand over his face, he tried to clear his head. If Dominic was here then they had a small window of opportunity before he took Violet forever.

“Well, well, well. Sean, isn’t it?” Dominic said from behind him. Sean had been too busy trying to hold his revulsion in, he hadn’t heard the other man approach.

“What are you doing in the states, Green?” he asked as he turned to observe the other man.

“Old times sake and so many memories. I’ve got to ask, did you find little Isabella?”

There was the name of his sin. The girl he’d failed to protect.

“Don’t you fucking utter her name you piece of shit,” Sean said but was held back by one of his bodyguards.

Dominic started laughing. “Always too heavy handed. Last time I checked her new little owner loved her young body. How old was she again? Twenty? Twenty-one?”

“She was eighteen you sick fuck.”

“Five years in this business certainly changes a woman. Especially was as young as her. She’s as beautiful as I remember.”

His heart stopped. “You’ve seen her?”

“I don’t know. That would be telling.”

The desire to lash out and destroy Dominic was strong. The bastard would fucking die one of these days and Sean wanted to be there when it happened.

Pulling out of the guards hold, Sean stared at the other man. “You’re going down, Green.”

“May be but not by you.”

Dominic walked away. After several moments Sean waited until he was out of sight before he reached for his phone.

“Dominic is on the move. I’m keeping a tab and I’ll be there soon.”

****

Cadeon knew she was in there. Would she still want him after what had happened? If that bastard had touched her, he’d fucking butcher the bastard. No one touched his woman. Staring at the men around him, he knew they were in good hands. They all had a fund on who would off Green. As far as he was concerned there was no way that bastard would leave that room in anything other than a body bag.

They’d called the police as they left. Tate would pull up the rear with the cops. He was to stay back and until they gave him a clear shot to grab Violet. The location had surprised him. He thought an abandoned warehouse would be the type of building Dominic would go for. Instead, they were waiting outside a deserted club. The place had a sign for refurbishment. Sean pulled up about ten minutes after Dominic. He’d parked as far away as possible to try and not alert the men that they had visitors.

“Are you alright?” Cadeon asked.

“Yes. I just want to catch this fucker for the last time.”

Sean waited by his side. “Why would he come here?”

“This is one of his hot spots. Lots of girls have been taken from here. We’re trying to keep the place closed down, but Dominic has a lot of cash.”

Cadeon had more money. He’d make sure after all this was over he’d be funding someone to help girls in a similar or the same situation as Violet.

“This is it,” Sean said as one of the men gave a signal.

What happened next Cadeon wouldn’t ever recall. Shouting and shots from the gun sounded out followed by the smoke. Sean pulled him along but made sure he stayed behind him. He heard the sound of the approaching police alarms. The sound made him feel relief as he knew it would be over.

“You can go and get her now,” Sean said.

“Is it over?” he asked.

“Only for her.”

Cadeon didn’t question him further. He knew there would be more men like Dominic. They were all over the world. The moment he saw her, tied to a chair and with blood covering her face and shirt, Cadeon lost it. He ran past the men not caring what they said. Violet needed him. She looked so lost and broken. Running in the room, he went to his knees in front of her.

“Violet? Baby? Look at me.” He tilted her head up and gasped. Her face was bruised as well as bloodied.

She turned to face him. “Cadeon?”

“I’m here, baby.” Sean moved behind her and cut through the rope with his knife.

“You came for me?”

“I wasn’t going to let you go.”

She sobbed as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “I hoped you’d come.”

“Wherever you go, I’ll follow. You’re not getting rid of me that bloody easy. I love you, Violet. You’ve got me to the end. ‘Til death do us part.”

He picked her up walking out of the room. Whatever happened to Dominic, he didn’t care. He had his girl, and he knew the other men would make sure the bastard was punished for his crimes. There were a couple of ambulances outside. He carried her over to one that held mostly women.

They cleaned up her face while waiting for the go-ahead to leave the scene.

“I bet you never thought you’d end up with me,” she said when the woman cleaned her forehead. She had a huge cut at the top of her brow. He guessed the cut would have come from the pavement.

“I’ve never been happier. Let us get you to the hospital to get checked out before we go home.”

****

Kevin, Tate, Stephen and Sean stood watching as Cadeon held Violet in his arms. The love he felt for the girl could clearly be seen by all four men.

“She’s lucky,” Tate said.

“Most girls would have been gone. The only luck on our sides was his greed. If he hadn’t been doing business in the other side of town then he would have taken her back to the
UK
,
and we’d have had no chance to find her.
She’d have been gone
,
and Cadeon would have been hunting a ghost,” Sean said. He thought about the girl he’d been hunting. The girl he’d been unable to save. She was still out there somewhere. Alone, frightened. He wouldn’t rest until he found her.