Love's Predator (Love's Predator Trilogy Book 1) (14 page)

“A-are they dead?” Lindsey whispered.

Alec was still smiling as he left the two bodies on the sofa. He approached Lindsey swiftly, seemingly unfazed by what he had done. He grabbed Lindsey’s arm and tugged her, trying to lead her towards the front door, but her feet were firmly rooted into the floor; she couldn’t move.

Her big, green eyes stared, unblinking as she considered that Kyle was dead. A flush of strange emotions crashed into her body, flooding her mind with so many thoughts
. She cried out in frustration and tried to pull from Alec, but he held her tight, pulling her in close so he could hold her, cradle her.

“Oh Lindsey, oh innocent Lindsey. They are not dead,” he cooed into her ear as he ran his hand up and down her back, trying to comfort her.
“Come on, let’s get you out of this place. You’ve been here too long.”

“Wait,” Lindsey said.

Alec let her go and she returned to Kyle’s side, pausing for a moment.
Holding her breath, she quickly unclipped the necklace from around her neck and sat it on the coffee table. But Lindsey knew she had to leave every essence of Kyle behind. Slowly, she took hold of the silver ring around her finger and easily slipped it off, placing it into Kyle’s closed palm. Alec placed his hand onto her shoulder and managed a soft smile of encouragement.

This time Lindsey went willingly, but it didn’t register she was free until the pair were in Kyle’s car and driving out of the yard, leaving the house
and its residents behind. Lindsey watched as it slowly disappeared from her sight, slowly she felt her heart begin to lift, the darkness around her began to fade.

She was free.

Chapter Seventeen

Alec’s eyes flickered back and forth, checking on Lindsey every few seconds. She was fast asleep; she was exhausted from the day’s events. But now she was free from Kyle, at least for the time being. Alec knew he should have killed Kyle and Lynn; it would have ended it there and then, but he couldn’t, not when he saw Lindsey standing there, her face pale and stretched with shock.

“Where are we going?” Lindsey’s tired voice asked, breaking the silence.

Alec glanced at her, smiling slightly. “I have a friend who is waiting for us,” he explained to her softly. “We will stay with them until further notice.”

“Further notice?” Lindsey murmured.

“Yes, Lindsey,” Alec said. “I have much to explain to you, and I will tell you everything I know, soon.”

Her eyes widened fearfu
lly. Lindsey cursed herself silently, wishing she had realised there was a catch to her freedom. But she had been so excited and it had happened so suddenly. Her lack of knowledge about Alec hardly even registered at the time. But now she was alert.

“Lindsey,” Alec began. “I was sent to rescue you from Kyle.”

Lindsey looked away, secretly relived and yet all the same she was suspicious of Alec. He had lied to her, hid undercover from her and everyone else. And yet he had saved her from a life of playing happy families with Kyle. Surely her freedom was worth his deception?

“Who sent you?” She asked quietly.

She was finding it hard to believe that someone she didn’t know would care about her so much that they would make a group to rescue her. There had to be more.

“Listen Lindsey, there is a lot you don’t know about Kyle, and about why he picked you,” Alec went on as carefully as he could.

“Go on, tell me,” Lindsey pushed.
             

“Soon Lindsey, soon I will tell you everything,” he promised her softly. “But for now we just need to get to this place and figure out the next steps.”

“I want to know why he took me,” Lindsey said sternly. “I have the right to know, Alec.” She stared at him, trying to catch his eye, but Alec avoided her glare entirely.

“Alright then,” he sighed. “But you’
ll wish you had waited.”

“I am sure I won’t,” Lindsey murmured in reply.

Alec laughed lightly, shaking his head. “If that is what you wish, Lindsey,” he began with a smirk. “Kyle took you because he believes you’re the key to some sort of power source.”

Lindsey stared at Alec, examining his face before letting out a loud laugh.
Surly it was a joke?

“You can’t be serious!” She cried. But Alec’s straight face did not break.

Lindsey frowned deeply, her lips trembling now. This was not a joke. “You are serious…” She whispered. “He’s mad, he’s completely mad.”

But to Lindsey’s surprise Alec continued as if everything was normal. “
We don’t know what exactly, but we do know that Kyle should not have it, or you.”

“So this rescue wasn’t out of the goodness of your own heart?” Lindsey asked in a murmur.

Alec sighed softly, shaking his head lightly. “It was all planned Lindsey, even before Kyle took you, we were planning our next steps. We have to prevent this Lindsey. I am just sorry that you are tangled in this. We should have stopped him before he got his hands on you.”

Lindsey looked out the window, gazing at the rows of green and brown fields
, which seemed to go on for miles. She frowned at the thought of how far she was from home and looked to Alec once more, suddenly curious as to what the plan was.

“Once we get to this place, what is the plan?” She asked.

Alec hesitated with his response, making Lindsey’s worries grow greater. Perhaps she would have to make her own plan, at least then she would have more control again.

“We keep you away from Kyle,” Alec finally said.
“And wait for more commands.”

“Commands?” Lindsey enquired.

“Well, you didn’t think I was head of this operation, did you?” Alec smirked.

Lindsey smiled politely and looked out the window once again, they had finally reached the end of the fields and now the quiet country road led onto a motorway which was busy and loud. She smiled to herself, looking at all the different people in their cars, all the people that weren’t Kyle or Lynn.

“It’s only a few miles away, so we won’t be staying here long,” Alec told Lindsey gently.

As they made their way out onto the motorway Lindsey spotted a sign for Scotland, it informed her they were fifteen miles away from its boarders. But they drove the other way.

“So I’ve been in England this whole time,” she said quietly. “I must have been unconscious longer than I thought.”

“Kyle probably gave you a good dosage of chloroform to keep you unconscious,” Alec agreed. “And I am sad to say, Lindsey, you won’t be returning home for some time.”

“But my family, they will be worried sick!” Lindsey cried in protest. She wanted to seize the wheel, to somehow turn around for Scotland and for her home, but she couldn’t. “Can’t I at least call them?” she asked hopefully. “They need to know what has happen and that I am safe.”

“Lindsey,” Alec f
rowned. “Did Kyle say to you why taking you was so easy? Why you were never advertised as missing?”

Lindsey froze, her blood cooled in her veins. “He-he said that he paid someone for me,” she answered timidly.

“Did he say who?” Alec pressed on.

Lindsey bit her lip gently, shaking her head slowly. “Do you know who?” She dared to ask. And to this Alec nodded once, but his eyes stayed on the road ahead of them.

“Lindsey,” he said softly. “Your parents sold you to Kyle.”

“No…” Lindsey whispered.
“They wouldn’t…”

“I am very sorry,” Alec said sincerely. “I know you must feel horrible Lindsey, but you must forget you ever had a family; from now on you will be constantly on the run.”

“Why didn’t you kill him when you had the chance?” Lindsey blurted out. “If he is such a burden.”

“Because I saw yo
ur face,” Alec answered gently. “You have a tender heart, Lindsey. I don’t want it to darken any more than it has over the past few days.”

Lindsey bowed her head and could feel her stomach tighten. Alec was right; Lindsey didn’t want to see Kyle die, even after everything he had done. It was something she couldn’t explain, some attachment that had formed out of her own vulnerability. Yes she had wanted to escape him and see him punished for disrupting her life, but at the same time Lindsey had made a connection with Kyle she had never experienced with anyone before, a dark bond.
She knew she had to sever it.

“Let me assure you, Lindsey, you will have your justice,” Alec continued, his tone
was stern. Lindsey looked to him, seeing how his muscles tensed as he spoke of justice. There was something in Alec’s eyes which glinted, like sharp blades.

But all Lindsey said was, “good.”

Chapter Eighteen

The rest of the journey was relatively quiet. Alec refused to answer any more of Lindsey’s questions; he would tell her he had to wait for commands and that was that. Lindsey quickly felt her face redden and her frustration grew, making her head beat angrily.

“Where are we?” Lindsey asked suddenly. “I deserve at least to know where we are.”

But Alec did not reply.

Lindsey glared out of the window, looking for any sort of sign, but now that they were on another long country road
and there was nothing more than fields and trees. She had no clue where they were, only that it was in England.

Alec pulled the car over and came to a stop. Lindsey watched in confusion as he climbed out and hurried over to help her out. “What’s going on?” She asked nervously as he pulled her from Kyle’s car.
Lindsey tried to resist Alec’s pull but it was useless. He tugged her down the road, abandoning the car behind them.

“Someone is coming to pick it up and dispose of it,” Alec explained briefly. “The cabin is in these woods. It isn’t far.”

Again and again Lindsey tried to fight free, but Alec was determined to get her to the cabin without further explanation despite her protests.

“I want to go home!” Lindsey growled angrily. “I want to go to the police and go home! And I will if you don’t tell me everything.” But Lindsey’s threats fell on death ears. Alec simply turned around and scooped Lindsey up into his strong arms and hung her over his shoulder. “Put me down!” She demanded.
She pounded his back with her fists but Alec was seemingly unaffected.

Lindsey was sick of being so petite and easy to push around.

“Calm down Lindsey,” he said softly. “I am trying to help you
.”

“It really seems like you are just taking me to an
other prison!” Lindsey snarled.

Alec rolled his eyes heavily and cursed in his mother tongue with a husky voice. He continued to carry Lindsey into the woods, trying his best to ignore her threats and punches, but when Lindsey began to kick he grew tired. Suddenly he sat her down and addressed the wide eyed Lindsey with his hands upon his hips.