Locked Together (In Chains) (11 page)

CHAPTER TWELVE

Kayden

Just my luck, Bailey is on duty again tonight. She lets Reece into the cell but puts her arm out to stop me. She tells me to follow her and that she wants a word with me, again. As I’m following her out to the yard her phone rings. She holds up her hand for me to wait while she talks to whoever it is. They must be telling her something good because she’s smiling. She ends the call and looks at me. “Well, well,” she says, her smile turns into a grin, “guess who I just spoke to?” I frown at her, how the hell should I know who she talked to and I couldn’t care less. “That was Jack on the phone. Savannah’s spending the night with him,” she says. My mouth goes dry. She must be lying, Savannah wouldn’t do that to me, she wouldn’t sleep around. I stare at Bailey. “Yeah,” she says, still smiling, “he’s taking her to dinner and then she’s going to share his bed. Don’t you believe me?” I look at the ground and shake my head. She’s trying to mess with my mind, I’m sure of it. “I’ll prove it to you, follow me.” She crooks her finger and I follow her over to the razor wire fence. “Look,” she says as she points to a car in the parking lot. I look in the direction she’s pointing and get a pain in my chest when I see Savannah. She’s standing by his car and he’s holding the door open for her. I try to swallow but my throat is tight. Savannah’s looking at him and laughing. “She looks happy doesn’t she?” Bailey says. “She never looks that happy when she’s with you.” I’m shaking, it must be cold. I can’t take my eyes off Savannah, she’s in his car now, he’s gonna take her away from me, she’s gonna make love to him. I don’t feel well, I think I’m gonna be sick. “Do you want to know what she told him about you Kade?” I shake my head and clench my fists, I don’t want to know, it’s gonna hurt. “I think you should know,” Bailey says as she rests her hand on my shoulder, my muscles tense. I watch him drive away with my baby, I can’t breathe. “She told him she doesn’t want you anymore, she no longer loves you, she can’t forgive you for ruining her life.” I close my eyes, my legs are wobbling. “She wants to dump you Kade but she’s afraid, she said you’re violent.”

I open my eyes and glare at Bailey. “I’d never hurt her, why would she think that?”

Bailey laughs at me. “Quit crying, you wimp.”

Am I crying?
I put my hand to my cheek, it’s wet. I look away from her and wipe my face. “I’m not crying, I’m tired, my eyes are sore.”

She moves closer. “I’ll make you feel better Kade.”

Is she fucking kidding me? I’ve just lost the best thing in my life, the only person apart from my mum who I’ve ever loved, and it’s all my fault and she thinks fucking her is gonna make me feel better. “I don’t want you,” I snarl at her. “If she dumps me or not, I don’t. Want. You.” I turn away from her. “So leave me the fuck alone.”

“Maybe another night in that small cell will change your mind.”

“Nothing’s gonna change my mind. Do what you want to me, I don’t care anymore.”

She pokes me in the back. “Move, before I fry your arse.”

She takes me to the room with the little cells, opens one of the doors and orders me to squeeze in. I’m glad she shut me in here, I want my back and legs to hurt, maybe it’ll take my mind off the pain in my heart. Savannah thinks I’m violent, I was so happy that she saw me as a real person. I can feel the tears on my cheeks this time but at least there’s no one around to see, and no one who cares, not anymore. How am I gonna deal with seeing them together every day? Every time he touches her I’m gonna wish it was me. Fuck, I’m gonna wanna kill the son of a bitch. Savannah’s right, I am violent. I can’t breathe. I try to relax and take some breaths. I don’t blame her for hating me, I have fucked up her life and I’ve never been more sorry about anything. How can I make it up to her? She looked happy when she was getting in his car. Bailey’s right, she never looks that happy with me. If I love her, than I should want what’s best for her, shouldn’t I? It’s not me. I’ll have to let her go. I don’t even bother trying to stop the tears that are streaming down my face. This hurts too much, I love her too much, I can’t do this. I press the heels of my hands against my eyes. How am I ever gonna do this? My head hurts, I need to stop thinking. I close my eyes and focus on the blackness.

I dunno how many hours it’s been when I hear someone unlock my door. I screw my eyes shut as the light shines in. A male voice tells me to get out. I stumble out of the cell and wince as I try to straighten my back. The guard shoves me towards the door and out into the hallway. When I get to the laundry, Savannah ain’t here; I’m not sure how I feel about that. I’ve got a picture in my head of her in bed with him, holding him like she used to hold me. If I’ve gotta suffer, I’d rather suffer with a picture in my head than see the real thing. I guess the guard who brought me in is going to be on duty today. He sits down at his desk and puts his feet up. Looking around I don’t see any laundry that needs washing. Reece is working the press so I guess I’m supposed to help him with that.

“I hear your girl has been shagging that guard all night,” Reece says. The fucker smirks at me, the son of a bitch. My life is falling apart and he thinks it’s funny. The rest of the room disappears and all I can see is his smug, fucking grin. As my fist heads towards his face all I can think about is wiping his grin off. I don’t even feel it when my fist smashes into his nose, I think he might of screamed or something, I know blood spurted out. I hit him again and catch him on the jaw; he falls back against the wall. I think the guard is shouting at me but I ain’t finished yet. I punch Reece in the stomach and as he bends over I grab the back of his head and slam his face into the wall. My jaw locks as pain shoots through me, my muscles stiffen and I hit the floor.

I open my eyes and sit up, I’m in our cell. I rub my neck, the skin under my collar feels raw and my head aches. Bailey’s leaning against the wall, smiling at me. I get to my feet.

“You have to know you can’t get away with beating up on Reece,” she says as she takes a few steps towards me. “I happen to like Reece. You must know I can’t let that go unpunished.”

I’ve got nothing to say, I don’t care anymore. It was worth it to wipe the smile off his face, and there’s nothing she can do to me that will hurt me more than I’m already hurting. I’ve lost the girl I love, nothing else matters. “Whatever. Do your worst.” I shrug. She reaches for the fob on her belt loop and I try and brace myself for the shock.

She lets the fob fall from her hands. “No, that will be far too easy.” She rests her hands on her hips. “I thought long and hard about the best way to punish you and then it came to me...Savannah” She grins. I’m suddenly feeling cold and my stomach flips. I stare at her.

“Her work is sloppy, she makes too many mistakes and she doesn’t respect authority.” She leans back against the wall, and laughs. “I wonder if she’s a screamer. I’ll find out when I whip her tomorrow. I think I’ll chain you up and force you to watch.”

My mouth goes dry and the room spins, my legs are wobbling. I shake my head. “No. No.”

“It’s your fault Kade, if you’d given me what I wanted, she’d be fine.”

“You fucking bitch,” I scream at Bailey. She’s looking at me with that stupid fucking grin on her face. She wants sex; I’ll give her fucking sex. I run at her, knocking her back against the wall, I put my hands around her throat and squeeze. “You dirty, filthy, fucking whore. You want me, you can fucking have me.”

She makes a grab for the fob, but I’m faster, I rip it from her belt and throw it across the room. Her hand flies towards me, she claws her nails down my face, they rip at my lip and I taste blood. I grab her wrists and pin her arms to the wall above her head. “You sick bitch. You’re so desperate you have to force slaves to fuck you.” With my free hand I unbuckle her belt, tear open her pants and yank them down. “My dick can’t even get hard for you, so I guess I’ll have to fuck you with my fist.” I shove my hand down between her legs and then I hear her laugh.

“God, this is hot. Come on Kade, take me.”

I freeze.
What the fuck am I doing? What am I doing?
I scramble away from her, holding my head, my fists clenched. “What the fuck are you doing to me?” I scream at her.

She tuts and scowls at me. “You’re such a disappointment.” She walks over to where I threw her fob; I let her pick it up because I can’t trust myself to go near her right now. I slide down to the floor and hug myself. I’m losing my fucking mind. “I’m looking forward to seeing Savannah tomorrow,” she says as the door slams closed behind her.

I pace the floor of the cell. Bailey means what she says, she don’t bluff, she’s gonna hurt Savannah and I can’t let that happen. I should have killed her when I had the chance. I smash my fist into the wall, I hate that bitch. I close my eyes and take some breaths. I can’t lose my cool, I need to think, there has to be a way to stop her. Thoughts jump around in my head. It’s no use reporting her, they ain’t gonna do anything about it. I could jump on her before she gets chance to touch Savannah, but then she’d just shock me and I’d be useless. I work through every idea in my mind and there is only one way.

I glance towards the door as it opens and Reece is shoved in. He has a black bruise across his nose and under his eyes and his lip is cut and swollen. He glares at me, then slumps down to the floor and rests his head back against the wall. I don’t feel guilty, he deserved it. I don’t bother making conversation; I just come out with it. “Bailey’s gonna hurt Savannah.”

He stares at me, then shrugs. “Why should I care?”

“She’s been nice to you.” I scowl at him, my fists clenched at my sides. I breathe and unclench my fingers. “I need your help, Reece.”

He laughs, then points to his face. “Why the hell would I wanna help you?”

“What did you expect,” I scowl at him, “you thought it was funny that my girl was fucking someone else.”

“It was funny.” He smirks at me.

I clench my fists and take a step towards him, but then I think about Savannah, and stop. I’ve gotta control my temper, I need Reece on my side. “I’m planning an escape,” I tell him. “I need your help.”

He closes his eyes. “And I need you to leave me alone,” he says.

I choke down my pride. “Please, Reece. I can’t let her hurt Savannah.”

He opens his eyes and stares at me. “I’m not interested in your stupid ideas, d’ya get what I’m saying?”

I pace the floor again. He’s not gonna do it for me and he don’t care about Savannah. I need to think of something that will get him on my side. “You can have Bailey,” I tell him.

He frowns at me. “What?”

“If you help us escape, we’ll take Bailey with us.” I stop pacing and stare hard at him. “You can have her; do what you want with her.”

“Great,” he replies, “and when we get caught, then what?”

“We’ll just to make sure we don’t get caught.”

He don’t say anything and just when I’m thinking I’m gonna have to go it alone, he replies. “Tell me your plan. You do have a plan, right?”

I nod my head.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Savannah

Simon was delighted to see me, but not surprised. Jack had contacted him, so he knew I was coming. One of the first things I did was to change out of my scrubs, I feel more human in my jeans and a t-shirt. I’ve had a wonderful evening so far. Simon ordered a take-out of pepperoni pizza, it was delicious. I washed it down with white wine and am now feeling pleasantly mellow. Even Christina is being nice to me. They both wanted to know how I’ve been getting on at the Pound, but I told them I didn’t want to talk about it, I want to forget that place for a while. So we discussed their upcoming wedding. Christina has bought her dress but she refuses to talk about it in front of Simon, she’s going to describe it to me when we’re alone. They did show me their rings, matching gold bands with a row of diamonds. The church is booked for next year, I’ll be released by then, so I can go. I’m glad; I wouldn’t want to miss my brother’s wedding.

Christina turns on her ipod dock and a song starts playing that I haven’t heard before. She pulls Simon up to dance and I listen to the lyrics as they sway to the music. The words fit the way I feel about Kayden, I wish he was here with me; it feels like a long time since we danced. “What’s the name of this song?” I ask Christina.

“It’s an old one,” she replies, “You Needed Me, it’s by Anne Murray.”

I wonder what Kayden is doing now, I wish I’d had chance to speak to him before I left. The song ends and a dance track comes on, Simon quickly sits down, Christina drags me up.

I’m woken by the sunlight streaming through the window. I yawn and stretch my muscles; I had the best night’s sleep in my comfy bed. Still wearing my PJ’s, I head downstairs to the kitchen. I’m surprised to find Simon awake and brewing a pot of coffee. “What happened?” I ask him. “Did you wet the bed?”

“Oh ha ha,” he replies, “I got up early so I can make you breakfast before you leave. Jack will be here to collect you in forty-five minutes.”

Time has flown by so fast since I got here. I kiss Simon on the cheek. “Thank you. I just want to take a shower, then we’ll have breakfast together.”

The warm water cascading over my body feels like a luxury compared to the ice cold showers at the Pound, I want to make the most of it but my time with Simon is limited, so as soon as I’m clean, I step out of the shower and put on my scrubs. I should have thought to wash them while I was here, it’s too late now.