Tainted by Jamie Begley Read Free Book Online

bottled water, taking everything to the bedroom at the back of the bus. It was his when they were on tour, but they had locked her up inside to keep her from distracting the driver while the bus was moving.
    Alec unlocked the door for him before going to make himself a plate of food. Kaden went into the dark bedroom where he saw Sawyer curled up on the bed, still in the same clothes she had been wearing when he had found her in the hotel room. The hoodie had been thrown to the floor.
    Kaden managed to s et the food down on the desk before turning on the light.
    “Why are you sitting here in the dark?”
    She didn’t answer him; she merely laid her cheek down on her knees as she silently watched him. Kaden shoved his hands into his jean’s pockets, staring at the woman sitting on his bed.
    “You’ll feel better if you take a shower and change your clothes.” Again he tried unsuccessfully to interact with the silent woman. His guilty conscience wouldn’t let him talk harshly with her , but it was going against his grain to pacify a woman who was ignoring him. Usually, he just told them what to do, and they jumped, wanting to make him happy. Even the few women he had been with after he had stepped out of the limelight had wanted to please him.
    “You can’t escape if you don’t keep you r strength up.” Her golden eyes stared at him before she angrily climbed off the bed, moving toward the desk and pulling the chair out. She then ignored him as she started to eat the food. Opening the water, she took a long drink.
    Kaden was wary to say anything in case she would stop eating. Unable to prevent himself , though, he took a seat on the bottom edge of the bed. “How did Redman kidnap you?”
    She swallowe d a bite of food in her mouth before answering his question. “ H— he came into the restaurant I was working at; several of the workers knew him. He asked me out a couple of times, but I turned him down. Then he offered me dinner at a five star restaurant I couldn’t afford, so finally I said y— yes.” Her lips twisted in self-disgust. “We left my apartment and that’s the last thing I remember until I woke up in that r— room with the women.
    “ I— I would have still been there if Redman hadn’t needed one more woman for you and your friends, and the other women were in too bad of shape, physically.”
    The disgust she made no effort to hide had him getting to his feet. “We didn’t hire those women. Our tour manager screwed up, but neither me nor the guys in the band knew the women weren’t willing.”
    “Oh , they were willing. The drugs Rick gave them made sure of that.”
    Kaden winced at her words. “I know you’re angry, Sawyer, and I can’t blame you. I can only assure you we mean you no harm.” Standing up, seeing she was finished, he took her plate and the beer bottle she hadn’t touched. “The other women are safe, and as soon as Alec thinks it’s safe to release you, we will.”
    “What about my friend , Vida?”
    “She’s still not answering her phone ,” Kaden lied. Alec had said that she was under King’s protection now, and the FBI thought that the women shouldn’t be able to talk. They didn’t want Vida running before they had a case against King. Both women were being used as pawns and Kaden had a feeling one or both of them were going to end up hurt.
    Sawyer searched his eyes , but Kaden was an experienced liar and knew how to hide the truth from a woman. Going to the door, he opened it before her next words had him unexpectedly turning back.
    “You’re lying.”
    Her perceptive response had him startled. “Take a shower, Sawyer. Get changed.” He refused to acknowledge that he hadn’t told the whole truth.
    “Go fuck yourself ,” she said, throwing the half full water bottle at his head, which made him almost drop the plate and beer bottle he was holding.
    Seeing the temper the woman was capable of , his dominant blood stirred, wanting to tame her; however, he