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Jenny’s POV
“What do you want?” I ask through gritted teeth.
My heart was about to explode out of fear for Megan and fear for what Simon was up to.
“It’s pretty simple really and yet very crucial that you stick to it to the dot without trying anything heroic or your friend takes a bullet through her skull. I want you to leave your phone in the house and meet me outside. Your friend’s car is two miles away from here, you can see it once you step out of the gates. Don’t tell anyone about me and don’t try to call Alex or send him a message because I will instantly find out, I have someone watching their every move right now. You have exactly two minutes, if I don’t see you after that, goodbye Megan”
Before I could utter a word he hung up on me.
“Shit!” I whispered and threw my phone on the bed.
My whole body was trembling at this point.
He was fucking serious.
I didn’t have a second to waste on thinking things through and coming up with a plan to save us. There was no way to tell anyone about this that will not end up in me or Megan killed.
Even if there was a way out, my mind couldn’t find it through the frantic fear and worry that gripped my very soul and clouded my judgment.
I opened my door and got out, heading straight for the front door.
I opened and closed it behind me quietly without making any sounds.
I walked straight to the gate, trying very hard to act normal until I approached the three men that were always standing there.
They looked at me with a little curiosity. It didn’t help that I never went out of the house alone before.
How the hell am I going to pull this off?
“Hey… can you open the gate for me please?” I said firmly trying to keep the shakiness from seeping through my tone.
They looked at each other with uncertainty, then one of them asked me in a serious tone “I’m sorry if this sounds a little rude of me to ask, but is Alex or Ms. Snow aware that you are heading out of the house alone?”
Shit, I’m screwed.
I tried not to let it show though as I answered confidently and a little offended by his question “Sure they know, I would never sneak out without letting anyone now where I’m going. I told Diana just before I stepped out, you can go ask her if you don’t believe me, I’ll wait out here with your friends”
He seemed a little embarrassed and shook his head as he said more politely “I’m sorry there is no need, go ahead”
I suppressed my sigh of relief as I stepped out of the gate and looked to my right, noticing Megan’s car parked at the end of the road, to the side.
I started walking at a steady pace, in case the guards were watching behind me, until I reached the passenger side.
I peeked inside and saw Simon sitting in the driver’s seat with a stupid triumphant grin on his face.
I couldn’t help but see no trace of Megan in the back seat.
The window was already rolled down when I reached the side of the car.
“Get in” Simon ordered darkly.
“I’m not moving a muscle until you tell me where Megan is” I seethed in rage.
“She’s gagged and bound in the trunk, now get in” he said impatiently.
“Why the hell should I take your word for it? And what do you want from me in the first place?” I said in exasperation.
“You have ten seconds to get in the car before I drive away to a secluded place and shoot your bff in the head, what’s it gonna be?” he growled in agitation.
I gulped and clenched my teeth in hopelessness.
I reluctantly got in and Simon didn’t waist a second before driving away from the house.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing? Alex will kill you on the spot once he finds out that you kidnapped me” I nearly yelled at him.
He laughed evilly as he said “And how will he find out that I kidnapped you exactly? Maybe he’ll think you ran away from him to follow behind your mother”
“He knows I would never do that, don’t be an idiot Simon. Just drop us off and I’ll never tell Alex about it I promise” I pleaded with him.
“I think you should be quiet now Jenny. If you say that asshole’s name in front of me again I will slap you” he snarled at me.
I wouldn’t put it past him, he was his father’s son after all.
I gritted my teeth and asked him in a low voice “Why are you doing this?”
“Because I want them all gone. The Snows. Every last one of them. Lord Z guaranteed me the town’s leadership if I deliver you to the border. His men will take care of the rest”
My heart skipped a beat and dread ran through my veins faster than the blood itself.
“What do you mean take care of the rest? What will they do?” I asked him frantically.
“I have no idea. They just told me to drop you off and they will handle the Snows from there” he said with a shrug.
“And they will just hand over the leadership position to you? How stupid are you? They’re going to kill us all Simon, take us back into town, Now!” I yelled at him.
He grabbed my hair in a very painful grip as I screamed out “if you don’t shut your fucking mouth I will shut it for you, but you will not like the way I’ll do that” he spit out before releasing his grip on me with a little shove.
My tears started falling down but I held my sob in place.
The stupid piece of shit was going to get us all killed, including himself.
To say I wasn’t scared to die would be a huge lie. But I was more scared for Alex, Lucas, and David. I didn’t want anything to happen to any of them. And there was poor Megan who just got caught in the crossfire because of me.
We reached one of the border entrances where I saw five men scattered on the ground, blood pooling around them, and a black SUV parked at the other side of the entrance with five men standing there waiting for us with guns in their hands.
I didn’t need further investigation to understand what was happening there.
The dead men were Snows guarding that entrance.
The five men waiting for us on the other side must be Zade’s men waiting for Simon to deliver me to them.
They were going to use me as bait to lure Alex and kill the rest of them along.
Simon parked the car and growled at me “Get out before I drag you myself”
I have no other choice but to comply.
With a quivering body, I got out of the car and stayed standing next to it.
When Simon came over to my side, I pleaded with him “Just take me but leave Megan out of this please Simon, she has nothing to do with this”
He gave me an evil smile as he said “She was never in the trunk Jenny. I cornered her car when she was on her way to you, had my friend drug her while I took her car and cell phone, and left her unconscious somewhere she wouldn’t be found until she wakes up. But hey, at least she’s still alive”
I raise my hand to slap him across the face, but he catches my wrist and slaps me hard instead.
My head whirled to the side and I tasted blood inside my cheek.
He grabbed me by the elbow and dragged me towards the men waiting for us.
One of them steps out and stands at the front, deeming him the leader of the group.
When we stand in front of each other, Simon says gruffly as he pushes me towards the man roughly “That’s his wife as requested. She’s all yours”
The man caught me before I stumbled to the ground, and handed me to his other men.
There was no point in struggling as it was futile, so I just went along with my mouth shut.
One of the men was holding my elbow tightly and pinning me in place.
I turned my head to try and catch something useful from the man and Simon’s conversation.
“When are you getting rid of the Snows?” Simons asked arrogantly.
“Real soon. Thanks for bringing us the girl Simon. Lord Z has a gift to thank you for your help” said the man coldly.
“He knows what I want I don’t want any gift other than the leadership he promised me” said Simon in a bored tone.
“The leadership is yours. Enjoy leading your stupidity in hell” said the cold man before putting a bullet between Simon’s eyes.
I flinched at the gruesome scene that played in front of me, very silently I might add.
Simon’s body slumped to the ground, lifeless.
The man used a silencer to kill him soundlessly, and I was too horrified to open my mouth or make any audible sound.
The next thing I know, someone put a wet napkin onto my mouth and nose, chocking me with it.
I thrashed as the man who held the napkin trapped me with his body and whispered icily in my ear “Go to sleep now”
I felt the world around me spinning vigorously before my vision darkened and I fell into a bottomless hole of unconsciousness.
The last two thoughts that were in my head were prayers. One for Simon to end up in the deepest pits of hell, and the second one was for all of us to come out of this situation alive and safe. As impossible as it seemed.