Club Prive Book V by M. S. Parker Read Free Book Online

going to just let the cops deal with you, but walking in here and seeing Carrie–”
    To my complete and utter shock, his voice broke on my name.
    “I’m going to break every fucking bone in your body.”
    I shivered, and not because of the temperature. I hadn’t known Gavin could sound like that.
    “You took one woman I loved away from me. I’ll be damned if I let you get away with hurting this one.”
    I was still trying to process what this all meant when Gavin’s body suddenly jerked and he cried out in pain. He staggered backwards, clutching his arm. Howard dropped to the floor, his bloody pocketknife in his hand. He reached behind his back even as he got his feet underneath him. Gavin took a step forward, then froze. The gun in Howard’s hand wasn’t big, but it would be enough to do the job.
    “Now,” Howard wheezed. “We’re going to have some real fun.”

Chapter 8
    T he gun was pointing straight at Gavin. “I was going to bring you into my business as a partner.” Howard straightened and steadied his gun hand. “I’d originally befriended you to keep an eye on you, but then I saw all of that potential and realized that we could do great things together. I was doing all right before you came along, but your software made finding women so easy.”
    Gavin looked like he was going to be sick, and I didn’t think it was because of the cut on his arm. I didn’t blame him. He’d just found out that something he’d created had been used to find victims for Howard and men like him.
    “I suspected you wouldn’t have the balls to do what needed to be done though,” Howard continued. “Then I saw you with Carrie and hoped that you were starting to do what I’d suggested you do months ago and sample the goods. That’s why I brought you here. It wasn’t just to make it worse for her, but because I needed to know that you hadn’t developed any real feelings for her. If you were willing to help me punish her, then I would know I could trust you, train you, make you my replacement one day. It seemed my faith was misplaced.”
    My heart was pounding in my chest but I didn’t want to let myself hope. Just because Gavin didn’t want to help Howard rape me didn’t mean he actually had feelings for me, only that he was a decent human being. What Gavin had said – it could’ve meant a lot of different things, and I didn’t have the time to try to figure it out now. I needed to stop listening to Howard talk and start working on getting free. I began to twist my right hand back and forth, the friction burning my skin, but I didn’t make a sound. What I did next was going to hurt a lot worse than this.
    “About Melissa – I’ll have one of my people in Florida do the dirty work. She might talk to the police now but not for long. I know a couple of people who’d love to have some one-on-one time with a piece of ass like her.” Howard shifted his stance so that he was angled away from me. “You two, I’m going to take care of personally.”
    Gavin clenched his fists and took a step forward, but Howard shook his head. “You really don’t want to do that.”
    The restraint was loose enough now. I gritted my teeth and applied pressure to my thumb. I felt the pop, and gut-churning pain ran down my arm. I gave myself a few seconds, knowing I needed to be fast once I got one hand free. I took slow, steady breaths as Howard continued to talk. He really did love the sound of his own voice.
    “I’m going to get a pair of handcuffs and you’re going to cuff yourself to that chair.” He motioned with the gun. “I want you to have a front row seat to what I’m going to do to your little bitch. When I’m through with her, I’m going to make sure you’re unrecognizable.”
    I closed my eyes and began to pull my hand through the loop, fighting back whimpers from the pain in my dislocated thumb.
    “It’s too bad, really,” he said. “Abdulla would’ve loved her, and he might’ve been able to find