Chapter 14: Run

As if things couldn't get any more weirder for me. I wasn't expecting that to be so easy. Maybe just act tough back with these men and they will back off. Need to remember, I am no longer a slave anymore. I am free, so play the part, I told myself.

I didn't say anything to him after that and only nodded my head. Starting to browse for some clothes to wear. While watching him very closely in the corner of my eyes to realize. He was still peeking at me oddly. Until he'd look down at his phone like he was maybe texting someone, my guess?

Maria walked over helping me to fine something new to change in. She just started chatting away to me like we were friends. She was such a social butterfly and so nice. Her kindness warmed my heart.

"What color do you like?" Kindly, Maria asked.

"I'm not a fan of to many colors I like black, blue, and purples. And maybe some reds." Giving her a simple reply.

Maria laughed. "Sound like my husband John with the black. Then again all the men wear it. Along with other darker colors. I myself love colors! It just makes everything look so happy and fruitful. My favorite is pink." She said in her talkative chat.

But I kept quiet. Out of nowhere Clara walked out of the lounge room running to her father.

"Daddy!!!" Clara said screaming with excitement. As she practically leaped into his arms.

John picked his daughter up and kisses her on the cheek. "I need you to do me a favor. Go back into the lounge and stay there until I say it's ok to come out." He said to his precious daughter sweetly.

Clara nodded. "Okay, daddy." She said not arguing or pouting.

Her father placed her back down to walk back to the lounge. At that moment another man with blonde hair walked inside the store. My heart was starting to pound beneath my chest. I didn't have a good feeling about this.

He too was tall, same board-size built body, and was so gorgeous looking. Only he had a bad guy (popstar or rapper) entertainer kinda looking typeface.

He was so dreamy that you could picture ladies crawling up on the stage just to encase him with applauding. If he was an entertainer, I thought.

His face shape was like an oblong-oval masculine shape. His nose was straight and very attractive. That you'd just wanna receive nose kisses. His lips were exemplary and looked so sexy on him. His eyes are oval with this beautiful baby blue color you could faint for. Then I saw both men appeared to know each other. They looked at each other and nodded.

"Maria come here for a second," John called to his wife

With a smile she did like his daughter, she made no protest to his request. Then he whispers something to her. Ok, this is getting odd, I thought. Maria looked at me after her husband whispered to her. Her smile suddenly faded. She gave me such a sad look, I didn't understand why. My gut cells tighten as if to say, I needed to get out. Like now! Nevertheless, I couldn't just leave without at least saying goodbye to her. Beginning to walk towards them.

"Thank you. I need to go." I said politely.

I see the man with the blonde stepping forward. Maria turned around with a small tear in her eye and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Instantly, I dropped all the clothes I had wrapped around my arms and bolted to the door! I was almost at the door. Until out of nowhere I felt a sharp quick pain in my neck! Screaming out as I felt my neck bone bending!

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Until snap! Now she went limp into the blonde hair man's arms

"What is going on! Isn't she hurt enough?" Maria said crying while holding her mouth with shock.

Nick, the man with the blonde hair, said calmly. "Relax Maria. It was a light snap to the neck, I only put her to sleep. She belongs to Cory and she escaped yesterday evening. I told him I was going to retrieve her back is all. John was stalling her so I could get here. The men in my Division weren't far from her trail in the woods."

Maria cried blaming them while wiped away tears. "Why does she look like that? What did you guys do to her? Her arm is wrapped up, she's bleeding all over her feet, and legs! She's completely banged up!"

John hugged his wife lightly and said softer toned. "Calm down Maria. No one here broke her arm or hurt her in any way. She was owned by someone else who did that. Cory took to her for himself. She's no longer with the man who was abusive towards her."

Holding the out cold woman in his arms bridal style. "Yup, that is right. Cory wants her and he shall have her. She's only scared because this is all new to her. She will get settled and adjusted into her new home. As long as she cooperates, she will be fine." Nick said like it was just another day of work.

John smirked saying as he held his wife, "With her mouth that may take time."

Nick laughed. "Probably. I haven't met her yet. After this incident, she probably won't like me for a while." He added.

Maria just stood there cuddled in her husband's arms slowly calming down. John looked somewhat downward at her in his arms from being taller. "You need a break. I'm closing the store down today. I know this was hard for you to witness. Go inside the lounge to get the baby and Clara ready to leave." John told her.

Maria did as her husband requested there was nothing more she said. For she just felt too heartbroken and upset.

"You good here then?" Nick asked.

"Ya, she's just over emotional right now with that baby. I'll take her back to the mansion. She needs to just go to bed. I'm handing my shift over to someone else because I need to take care of my wife right now. Cory had already permitted, I could take the rest of the day off. Jay's aware of the change. John informed him.

"Alright man, well I'm going to get her back and relax. I could use a break right now myself. See you up there in a bit." Nick replied taking the unconscious woman.

With the girl in his arms, he leaves the store and places her in the back seat of the car. A few men who worked in Nick's Division helped him with getting her in the car. While they all kinda took this curious peek at her. Nick nodded at all of them and then took off back to the same mansion Cory was waiting at.