Royal Furline Betrayed BY Mark Twain 4
Chapter 4
I stormed down the dimly lit hallway.
Drunken laughter and lewd whispers brushed past me from all sides.
A fire raged in my chest, scorching everything in its path. I needed cold air, space, anything to douse it.
Only when I stepped outside the club did I finally manage a full breath.
To clear my head, I didn’t call a car and decided to walk back.
I hadn’t gone far when a black SUV screeched to a halt beside me.
Instinctively, I stopped, fingers closing around my phone as I dialed my emergency contact.
The line connected to Bainbridge.
The next second, several masked men in black jumped out of the car.
A coarse sack was yanked over my head. A brutal blow to my temple sent me spiraling into darkness.
When I came to, I was in an abandoned warehouse.
My wrists and ankles were bound tight, my body hoisted high off the ground.
One of the masked men barked, “Lower her a bit.”
The ropes jerked, and my body dropped abruptly.
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pathetic whimpers.
I knew my only chance was to stay calm, wait for them to remove the gag, and then talk-negotiate, stall, find a chance to survive.
But before I could do anything, a burly man slapped me hard across the
face.
Stars exploded in my vision.
Behind a mask, he spoke evenly. “Ms. Ortiz, no offense. We’re just paid to do a job. You crossed the wrong person.
“Our employer said if you behave and endure one hundred slaps, you’ll walk out safely.
“But if you scream or go to the cops afterward… well, he’ll make sure
live every day of your life looking over your shoulder for the next hit.”
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Tears blurred my vision, pain and terror twisting together.
The man gestured toward the surveillance camera above. “Sir, may we begin?”
A single, familiar syllable came through the speaker. “Yes.”
It felt like lightning cracking through my spine.
Even in one word, I recognized that voice immediately. It was Bainbridge.
Everything fell into place.
He’d arranged this. He had me kidnapped. He wanted me beaten-one
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hundred slaps.
This was his way of avenging Evelynn.
I bit down on the rag, sobbing against it, staring desperately at the
camera.
He truly loved her.
The slightest bruise on her pride, and he couldn’t bear it.
I never imagined that one slap could unleash this kind of cruelty from him.
Even if he didn’t love me, I’d given him five years of my heart-three of them as his girlfriend.
Even if I meant nothing romantically, I was still his best friend’s little sister.
How could Bainbridge do this to me?
I thrashed and wailed into the gag, praying for one flicker of mercy, one moment of remorse.
The camera stayed silent. Then the blows began-one after another.
My cheeks swelled, the pain turning from fire to a dull, throbbing numbness.
Blood trickled from my split lips, warm and metallic.
When I regained consciousness again, I was lying in a pristine bed in the Wilde family’s private hospital.
Bainbridge was there, standing before a floor-to-ceiling window, his
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silhouette tall and imposing.
He turned as I stirred. “You’re awake.”
I managed a broken smile. “Disappointed I’m not dead?”
His face was a mask of wintry calm. “You went too far last night.
“Lynn just got back, and you humiliated her in front of everyone. How is she supposed to hold her head up in our circle after that?”
“So you pay it back a hundredfold?”
Rage surged through me. I grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and hurled it at him with all the strength I had left. “You worried about her reputation and her feelings, but what about mine?
“If you love her, then chase her. Stop hiding behind the ‘brother and sister’ bullshit. Game’s over. I’m not your pawn anymore.!”
“Angelique Ortiz!” he roared, his voice cracking like thunder.
The man who never showed emotion was finally crumbling. A dark, predatory fury swirled in his face.
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