Golden Crown Series 02: The Twin Dragons by Rue Volley Read Free Book Online Page B

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    “Why would you say that, Beth? I am talking to you. Do you think I ever felt like you were like them?”
    “I don’t think you thought of me at all , Ryan.”
    “I think of you every day,” he said as he walked past me and the driver opened up the door to our car and he slid into the back seat. I hesitated as I felt if I did get into the car things would be suddenly be different so I turned and started to walk as the driver watched me and Ryan leaned out, yelling my name. He stepped out and told the driver to turn around and follow slowly as he ran up and started to walk next to me. I sped up a bit and so did he, until I decided to stop and look at him, feeling a bit flustered.
    “I a m not your next conquest,” I said to him and he stopped and looked me over.
    “This is not a game , Beth.”
    “ Oh please, Ryan. Everything is a game to you.”
    “Beth…Beth,” h e said as I started to walk and he caught up again and grabbed my arm. I looked at his hand in disgust and he let me go as he stood there staring into my eyes.
    “Stop, ” I said as I held my hand up to him and a couple passed us by. Ryan looked at the woman and then turned a bit and I laughed as I started to walk away again.
    “Beth!” he yelled as I started to run , I rounded the corner and then I saw an alley up ahead on the left and ran down it. Steam rose on both sides and the smell was not something I was happy to be dealing with. I kept running to the end of it and then slowed to a walk to the right. I moved forward until I heard a bottle drop and roll, the sound of glass ringing out in the alley as two men appeared and looked me over. They both grinned as I stopped and looked around me and saw no one else but them.
    “Well , hello,” one man said as he stepped forward and grinned. I heard a clicking and looked to the other man who had a knife in his hand. I stepped back and suddenly understood the reality of the situation. I knew the city was not safe, everyone knows to not wander alone and yet I had allowed Ryan to upset me to the point where I dramatically ran straight into trouble. I knew I should have stayed home, right where I belonged. It was a world I felt safe in and could simply fade into.
    “Take it off,” o ne man said. I looked at him and shook my head. “Strip,” the man said a bit louder and my hand shook as the other man stepped closer to me with the knife out. I slipped my fur off and let it fall to the ground and then stood there as they looked me over.
    “Damn, baby you got some curves.”
    I rubbed my arms as I stepped back and felt the cold brick wall to my back. There had to be a moment in time where the old me would have been cursing and spitting at these two, but for some reason I felt petrified and it was then that I knew I had changed. I was not as strong as I once felt I was. It was almost as if Karma was going to strip me of whatever false hope I had left in me at the hands of these two.
    One man stepped up and leaned into me as I turned my face and smelled his breath. He reeked of alcohol and nothing with any price to it. It was obviously the cheapest shit you could get your hands on. I almost laughed as I found myself judgmental even in this certain danger. He reached up and grabbed my chin and made me look at him as his other hand cupped my pussy and he stuck his tongue out and licked my lips as I moaned in disgust. He grabbed my throat as I struggled a bit and saw the knife rise to my eye. He grinned and started to undo his pants as he laughed. I closed my eyes as I knew what would come next and none of it would pleasant, but perhaps I should just pay the fee of all I have done. I know I have done wrong, I know there is something to things catching up with you and making you pay for everything. I then heard a yell and felt the man pulled from me and saw him tossed onto the ground. The other man flipped the knife from one hand to the other as he shook his head and stared down my knight in shining