Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 79349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 397(@200wpm)___ 317(@250wpm)___ 264(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 79349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 397(@200wpm)___ 317(@250wpm)___ 264(@300wpm)
Once we have the men locked in one of the offices, I dial John’s number.
He answers on the third ring, “Yes, boss? Are you on your way back yet now that you’ve taken care of the MC?”
“Not yet. The workers at the factory are causing trouble. I need you to come take over from me. I have other work that I have to take care of and can’t waste more time in this shit hole.”
I hear the excitement in his voice as he says, “I’ll catch the first flight out.”
“There will be a car for you at the airport. Don’t make me wait.”
I end the call and glance at Santiago. “Let’s go home and get some sleep.”
He nods and orders the guards, “No one comes in and no one leaves. They only get water and give them a bucket to piss in.”
As we walk out of the factory, I’m so over Aurora that I decide to shut it down before I leave for Lisbon. I don’t want any ties to this place where Jenna suffered.
Chapter 27
JENNA
When I wake up after nine, the mansion is quiet, and I lie in bed processing today.
The last thing I expected was to hear JJ’s voice. Gosh, what are the odds that Enzo knows him? What an insane turn of events.
I get up and walk to the bathroom, wondering what Enzo is going to do with the four men.
Whatever it is, they deserve it.
Not only did they destroy my life when I was seventeen, but Wayne, Kirk, and Derek taunted me every time they came to the gas station. It forced me to relive the nightmare over and over.
I switch on the faucets, and while the tub fills, I add some bath salts before getting undressed.
I don’t want what happened today to affect all the progress I’ve made. I refuse to take a step backward just because I heard JJ’s voice.
Climbing into the tub, I take my time washing myself with the expensive bodywash Enzo got me.
I think back to that week we spent in Minneapolis and what we did the day we returned home.
Enzo hasn’t tried to be intimate with me since, and I don’t have the guts to initiate things.
Once I’m done, I climb out of the tub and let the water drain. Just as I reach for a towel, I hear the bedroom door open.
“Meu amor?”
Standing butt naked in the bathroom, I squeak, “Uhm…be right out.”
I quickly grab the towel, and as I wrap it around my body, Enzo appears in the doorway. Slowly, his gaze drifts over me, and when his eyes darken, nerves begin to spin in my stomach.
My heart beats faster when Enzo steps closer to me. “How are you feeling?”
“Better,” I answer honestly. “How did things go?”
“Good.” He doesn’t elaborate, which I’m thankful for. I don’t want to know all the details of what Enzo chooses to do to my rapists.
He stops in front of me and brushes his knuckles down the side of my arm. His eyes lock on mine, and when I see how much he desires me, it takes all my courage to drop the towel.
His heated gaze lowers to my breasts, and he moves his hand to brush his fingers over my nipple.
“Tão Linda.”
Every time he calls me beautiful, it makes my self-worth grow a little.
His eyes return to mine, and he tilts his head, giving me a questioning look.
I swallow hard before I nod. “I’d like to try.”
“Stop me if things become too much for you,” he murmurs.
“Okay.”
I suck in a deep breath, then reach for his jacket. As I strip him out of his suit, he just keeps staring at me, but as I pull down his zipper, he says, “I’m assuming you’re not on any kind of birth control.”
I shake my head.
He turns around and walks to the bedroom. Wondering if I’ve messed things up, I pick up the towel and wrap it around myself before I follow him.
But then I see Enzo taking a box of condoms from the bedside drawer, and when he catches me watching, he says, “I’ll wear one because there’s no way I’m getting you pregnant now. I want you all to myself for a few years.”
A shy smile tugs at my mouth, and my cheeks grow warm.
I walk closer, and after Enzo sets the foil packet down on the bed, he reaches for me. Taking hold of my arm, he pulls me to him while tugging the towel away from my body.
When his head lowers and his mouth nips at mine, my abdomen clenches, but then his arm wraps around me, and he takes me in such an intense kiss, my stomach explodes with flutters, and my heart races wildly.
He completely overwhelms me, so much so, I’m hardly aware as he lifts me from my feet and lays me down on the bed.