59. Chapter Fifty-Nine | Savannah
Chapter fifty-nine
I have never known fear like that in my life and I hope to never experience that level of terror ever again. My heart rate feels like a stampede of wild horses and I can’t catch a deep breath to save my life.
These men quite literally just saved me from an unimaginable trauma.
My acting was not enough to convince Kyle that I was in too much pain for him to take liberties with me.
I’m calling it liberties right now because my brain cannot process words like sexual assault and rape, but instead, is simply trying to force myself to inhale and exhale with each step that Theo takes away from the madness.
I will never forget Kyle’s face when he looked at me with such reverence and uttered words that will haunt my nightmares: “After everything I’ve done to be with you and allow us to finally be together, a little blood isn’t going to stop me. ”
When I tried to put up a fight and push Kyle off, he picked me up over his shoulder, carried me into the bedroom, and dropped me onto the bed.
He was trying to hold me down with his body weight and force my wrists into a handcuff attached to a chain.
Seeing the chain attached to a hook in the wall released a level of feral strength that I have never experienced before, and I managed to draw blood from my scratching and hitting before the power went out.
He was distracted by the unexpected darkness, which allowed me to knee him in the groin and roll off the bed to try and get away from him.
I landed hard on the floor, and probably bruised my entire thigh, but I didn’t care. I was not going down without a fight .
I didn’t get far before his iron grip yanked me up off the floor by my arm and shoved me out of the room, muttering something about checking the network.
Two steps out of the bedroom, I was suddenly freed from his grip as he collapsed on the floor screaming.
I didn’t hear the shot, but after he collapsed, I saw the men wielding assault rifles converging on the room.
Logically, I should’ve assumed they were here to save me, but the logic part of my brain was completely offline and all I saw was huge men and giant guns—that is until I recognized my brother Liam walking through the back door.
Without thinking, I threw myself at him.
I’ve never been so grateful to see one of my overbearing brothers in my entire life.
Feeling him hold me was balm to my soul, until Theo’s voice made me sob even harder.
I was trying to logically think of a way to break free, but I had also quietly wondered if I would ever see Theo again.
Liam passes me to Theo, and next I know, we are walking through some field.
I don’t care where we’re going or what we are doing—just so long as I am with Theo and free from Kyle’s madness.
After getting situated in some type of giant RV, I hear Liam’s voice from a monitor. “Soph, please notify everyone to brace for detonation in sixty seconds and counting.”
Detonation? What is he detonating? I look around but no one else seems surprised, and who I’m assuming is Sophia looks in fact quite pleased at that announcement.
She quickly responds, “Copy, we are secure. Hustle up, boys, and get out of that field. The blast zone should be limited, but you never know when a rogue piece of debris is going to fly further than we assumed.”
In a typical vehicle, I would have expected to feel the booming sound that rattles the atmosphere, but the water in the plastic bottles sitting on the table in front of me hardly rattles.
“Hi, Savannah. I do apologize for meeting you under these circumstances, but I am not at all surprised at how fierce and strong you are.” The woman sits in a chair opposite of me.
“I’m Sophia and a colleague of your brother’s.
I am also a trained medic; can I take a peek at you really quick to see if you need medical attention?
” I nod, unable to form words at the moment.
“I think she’s in shock.” Theo’s voice startles me and I realize I’m still sitting on his lap.
“Sav, is it okay for Sophia here to check you out? Yeah?” All I can do is nod.
“Okay, I’m not going anywhere.” His grip around my waist tightens slightly as he places a gentle kiss to my temple, and I welcome his embrace as I lean back further into him.
Somehow, my body still has enough energy for a slight tremor that continues to ripple throughout my entire body.
I’m aware of movement surrounding me, people making phone calls, coming in and out of whatever this vehicle is, and general activity, but the sounds all mush together.
Liam joins us in the command unit at some point, but I don’t leave Theo’s arms. The only thing I’m acutely aware of are Theo’s arms around me, and the rise and fall of his chest as he breathes.
I stopped crying at some point, and the adrenaline of everything crashes, completely depleting any of the minimal energy I had left.
Before I drift away, Theo whispers in my ear, “It’s okay, Kitten. We’ve got you now. You can rest, you’re safe.”
I realize two things before I give in to the exhaustion. One, Theo is never going to let go of that damn nickname.
And two, I am never going to let go of him.