Owned by the Dom: Part Two (The Owners) (2 page)

Nothing.

No electricity or need to claim her.

One touch on the hand from Prudence and the need arose in him.

“Do you want me to come with you?” she asked, pressing her body against him.

He’d never seen a fault with her before he met her sister. She didn’t hold any of her sister’s voluptuous curves. Her smile wasn’t sweet, and it certainly didn’t light up his world.

“No. I’ll see you soon.”

He left without looking back. The urge to take Prudence with him was still there. James made his way back to the club and went straight to the Dungeon. He trained other subs in his spare time. Veronica’s presence in his life hadn’t changed his need to train other women. He removed his shirt as he walked into the Dungeon of Ravage. Several couples were already mid-way through a scene.

“I didn’t think you were coming today?” Kevin said. His best friend
, Tate, was working a woman with a paddle in the far corner while Kevin leaned back and watched.

“I thought you were holding out for Rebecca?” James asked, wanting to take the focus from him.

“We are, but she doesn’t want to see us. This blows off steam in our spare time.”

When he saw the other man staring into his cup, James felt bad for bringing up the other woman. She couldn’t leave her house and saw
only Cadeon.

“Do you think there will ever be a woman out there for all of us
who doesn’t complicate things? I’m starting to wonder if the whole possessive crap is just a load of bull-shit.”

James thought about Prudence. There was no way that woman came without problems. She was nothing but problems.

The age gap between them was fucking scary. He felt like a cradle robber just for looking at her.

“I don’t know.”

He moved to his spot and pointed at the sub who worked behind the bar. James rarely fucked the women he trained. He helped them to understand their own needs and desire and then matched them with a perfect Dom.

The sub came willingly to him. James led her through to his room where she leaned over a spanking bench. No words were necessary.

Prudence’s face flashed in his mind, and he raised his hand.

The sub wiggled on the bench waiting for him to punish her.

He wavered. How could he give the sub what she needed when he couldn’t get Prudence’s face out of his head?

“Sir, have I done something wrong?” she asked.

James shook his head. “No, you need to go back to the other room. Bring me the vodka and a glass please.”

He sat down on the bed available in the room. Perspiration dotted his brow. The sub came back with the bottled vodka. He drank from the bottle and though
t about Prudence.

“Stop thinking about her
, you sick fuck. You can’t have her. You’ll never have her in your life. Stop thinking and concentrate on what you do have.”

Swallowing the strong spirit allowed him the bliss to fall back on the bed and go to sleep.

His dreams were filled with Prudence, and when he woke up he didn’t feel better about himself.

“Great, the woman I want is the younger sister of the woman I’m dating.”

As if his life couldn’t get more complicated enough, after some years passed, she walked right into Ravage.

Straight after Owned
by the Dom Part One

James Castleden charged out of Ravage without looking back. His anger was acute, and he needed to find the person responsible for taking Prudence away from him. The thought of his woman being at the mercy of a bastard criminal was enough to drive him crazy.

“James, stop,” Cadeon said. Lucas
shook his head as Stephen walked through the entrance to the club. James looked at the sign for Ravage. In his heart there was no future without Prudence. His woman meant the world to him. Without her there was no point in him living.

Glancing down at his hands, he saw the blood painted on his fingers. “What? Why do you need me to stop? Jermaine is fucking dead
, and Leo or fucking Daren have my woman. I’m not going to stop until I get her back.”

Lucas stopped him with a hand on his arm. “This is not the way.”

“No, this is not the way, but Prudence is out there, and she wasn’t supposed to be part of the deal. Whatever way we were going to handle this shit has gone. I’m going to Veronica’s house to get the answers I need.” He pushed Lucas’s hand away. The rage inside him wouldn’t be tempered down by kind words or reassurances. His woman was in danger. Getting Prudence back in his arms meant more to him than calming down his friends.

“You’re not designed for this,” Lucas said. “I’ve been in battle. You’re not the person for this.”

“I may have wealth, but I know how to fight my battles.”

Dane came out holding his face. “I can help you.”

“You stay away from me. You come near me, and I’ll fucking kill you.”

James opened the passenger door to his car. Arthur sat in the driver’s seat. Cadeon knelt at the window. “I’m begging you as a friend, James. Don’t do this. This is what Daren wants and whoever he’s working for.”

“If this was Violet would you back down until you had her in your arms? Prudence is the other half of me.”

Cadeon’s hands tightened on the window then let go. “Keep us posted.”

He nodded then waited for Arthur to move out of the way. “Do you need to talk about it, sir?” Arthur asked.

“No. I need you to get me to Veronica Star’s house. She knows something. I know she does.”

An image of Prudence in his arms flashed before his eyes. He couldn’t stand the thought of her being alone. What would Leo do to her?

Not Leo but Daren.

He fooled you, easily.

James ignored the man beside him. His only thoughts were consumed with images of Prudence being tortured. She was far from innocent
, and he’d heard so many things about women put up for auction. He’d read several articles in papers and reports about it all, but none of the information he’d been given would ever prepare him for that kind of truth.

She has to be safe.

I’ll tear everyone apart who dares to hurt her.

He felt himself losing focus. Nothing else mattered to him other than getting Prudence back
. How far would he go to get her back?

These were thoughts he’d never imagined thinking. What would he do to get her back? How much was he prepared to lose in order to have her safe by his side?

Nothing else mattered to him other than claiming her. The moment he saw her again James was never going to let her go.

“We’re here,
sir,” Arthur said.

Without speaking
, James released his seatbelt then made his way to her door. Veronica opened the door after the third bell. Her eyes widened, and he knew that she’d known something was amiss. Anger, rage, and unadulterated pain consumed him. He didn’t know what happened. One moment he stared at Veronica, knowing in his heart she was responsible for Prudence’s disappearance, and then in the next he had her pressed against the wall with his hand wrapped around her slim neck. Her husband, Daniel, was clawing at his arms where his fingers were wrapped around her neck. James wasn’t hurting her. He applied only enough pressure to scare her.

“You know something
, you little bitch. What do you know?” he asked, snarling in her face.

“Nothing.” The words were hard to
decipher with his grip around her neck.

“Let go of my wife,” Daniel said.

Not breaking his hold around her neck James slammed his free fist into Daniel’s face, which knocked him straight out. Veronica looked at him, startled, but he saw the knowledge in her eyes. She knew something, and she’d been the one to send Prudence to him with the pictures.

“Let go of me.”

James released her neck but kept his fingers against her skin. He’d never been more pleased about not sleeping with a woman than he was in that instant.

He slammed the door closed then got right up close to her face. “I will fucking break you if you don’t tell me what you know,” he said.

“I don’t know anything.”

“Don’t fucking lie to me!” James slammed her against the wall for added force. He no longer saw a woman in front of him but the enemy. Never in all of his life had he ever hurt a woman. Veronica, if she wasn’t careful
, would change his track record.

“I’m not lying to you. I’ve never lied to you. Why are you behaving like this? I’ve never known you to be this way.” Her fingers clawed at his hands.

“They’ve got Prudence. The man in the picture you gave has taken her from me, and if I don’t give them what they fucking want then she’s dead, Veronica. Are you understanding me? Your sister will fucking die.”

Tears sprang to her eyes. They were
irritating to see. His hands were shaking. The last time he’d seen his woman had been in his office. How he’d love to go back in time and take her with him.

Shoving his emotions aside, James glared at the woman before him.

“You’re going to tell me everything you know.”

“I don’t know anything.”

****

Dane glanced at the woman huddled in the corner. Mary looked broken inside. The last time he’d seen her, her eyes had been pleading with him to love her. What had he done? He’d never wanted another woman to take her place. Thinking about Prudence at the mercy of the men he’d once worked for frightened him.
All of this had come about because he was too much of a fucking coward. He should never have allowed Mary to be taken into the prostitution ring. He’d been working for Dominic Green in collecting women to sell. The women were selected for their looks and size and came from many different backgrounds. Dominic had branched out to the States, where he had gotten to know Lloyd Black. Both men exported women like products to be used for men’s amusement. Because of this, the man in charge of the whole slavery ring had hired Daren Robinson to take Prudence. The only reason Prudence was taken was to guarantee James Castleden’s cooperation in helping them find a file that would implicate Daren and Henry. Mary had simply lost her value to Daren and to Henry. Daren was well known for keeping his word. He’d promised to give him back Mary in exchange for money, but instead of the money, he’d taken Prudence.

Dane couldn’t believe the mess he’d brought
on himself and the men around him. James and his friends were great men and didn’t deserve this kind of problem.

“I can’t get in touch with James
, but I’ve updated Sean. I think he’s about to hit the bottle,” Cadeon said. Lucas was currently looking down at the dead body of Jermaine, the barman at Ravage.

“We’re going to need to shut Ravage,” Stephen said, terminating his call.

“Who were you calling?” Cadeon asked.

“Ursula. I tell her everything. She’s locked all the doors and grabbed the gun out of my safe.
No man will take her without the risk of having his balls shot off.” The pride in Stephen’s voice cut through the tension in the room.

“We need to call the cops,” Lucas said, staring at the body.

Dane couldn’t look at the man on the floor. He’d been the one to try to strike a bargain.

“You’re all fools. Do you really think you’ll get that girl back?” Mary asked. The animosity on her face cut him to the core.

“I’ve already called the cops, and the agents on Dane’s case are on their way. They’re going to want to talk with all of us,” Stephen said.

“James is going to be in a
shit-load of trouble.” Cadeon added to the stress with his words.

“
We’d all do what he’s done just to get the woman back.” Lucas didn’t turn around as he spoke.

Dane kept his gaze on Mary. She stared at everyone but him. He remembered a time when she
had stared up at him with love in her eyes.

“I don’t like this,” Cadeon said. “I need to phone Violet and get her up to speed. She’s pregnant.”

He watched as Stephen walked over to the other man then tapped him on the back. “We understand if you decide to back out. I’m happy for you to take Violet and run.”

From where he stood, Dane saw the desire on Cadeon’s face to do exactly that.

“No, I’m not running. I’m going to see these fuckers brought down before I run away. Violet has run all of her life. I promised to protect her. I’m not getting her to run again.”

An hour later Dane was in the back of
the car of the two agents, Josiah Dewitt and Hubert Long. They were escorting him to a safe-house while Mary was taken to the hospital. Stephen, Cadeon, and Lucas were being taken in for questioning.

None of them mentioned James.

“Tell me Mary is going to be okay?” he asked the two men.

“You’re going to tell us the truth of what happened tonight,” Hubert said. “We’re not some dumb rookie
s on the job, Dane. You’ll tell us everything. We’re here to help you and those blasted men. I’m sick and tired of being treated like this.”