Total pages in book: 196
Estimated words: 180438 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 902(@200wpm)___ 722(@250wpm)___ 601(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 180438 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 902(@200wpm)___ 722(@250wpm)___ 601(@300wpm)
If I thought things were bad, that was nothing compared to what awaited me in the kitchen. “I can’t eat this,” I yelled at the room at large, not knowing where the stupid cameras were in there but guessing this sick bitch was looking on to get a kick out of what she was doing to us.
Everything was fat, salt, sugar, and more fat. Carbs that I wouldn’t be caught dead touching. It would only take a few days for the pounds to pile on if I touched the sugary sweet nonsense on the shelves and in the refrigerator. I saw that quickly as I snatched doors open in search of something that an adult would eat.
There was a note taped to the fridge that I had somehow missed and now tore off in anger. “There’s a garden plot out back and there are packets of seeds in the basket on the counter. You can plant your own vegetables if you’d like.” I could almost hear this sick bitch laughing her ass off.
“I don’t know how to plant shit, you moron.” Maybe it was her intention to starve us while we were here, but somehow, I get the feeling it’s much worse than that. There was more yelling and cursing when the two of them followed me not much later and saw what was on offer.
If this was happening to someone else, I would have laughed my ass off. I had a slight memory of making Rachel tamper with Elena’s food in the early days. But surely this couldn’t…. No. There’s no way she plans on making us live out the things we had done to that bitch all those years.
I started screaming, which scared the other two, who turned to look at me as if I had lost my mind, which I think I might have. This cannot be happening. Who would think of such a thing? But I have the sinking feeling that that’s exactly what this was, and it started with my stay in the hospital.
“This isn’t going to end well for any of us. She’s going to make us suffer the way we made Elena….” Too late, I remembered the cameras and clapped my hand over my mouth as the two of them stared back at me in horror. How long does she plan to keep us here? Surely, she can’t fit five years of torment into just a few days.
Chapter 104
*Ryder*
Good, she’s finally relaxed. We sat on the couch in her New York Highrise, looking out at the city skyline at night. She’s been a bit tense the last couple of days leading up to the first show, which is normal, but there was an added nervousness that she was trying to hide from me.
I could take a wild guess at what was going on in her mind, but there really wasn’t anything I could do to ease her fears since I, too, was a bit on edge. If this was just about us reconnecting with our fans it would be a breeze, but knowing what I now do about what goes on behind the scenes, it’s kind of hard to just ignore it. This was just one more reason to hate my ex.
“You expecting someone?” We both looked at the door as the bell rang a second time. I got up to answer, thinking maybe it was one of the men Lyon had protected us since it had been a while since they checked in, but I was surprised to see the man himself standing there.
“Lyon, you’re here. I didn’t expect to see you until we reached the venue.”
“Ah, yeah, I thought I should come by and make sure you two were doing okay. You ready for this?”
“As ready as we can be, I guess. I guess you know that Elena found out what’s going on from Janie. About the trafficking thing, I mean.” He followed me back into the room, where she stood to greet us.
“I’m aware, yes, that’s why I’m here, to put your minds at ease. My guys said you’ve been a bit stressed.”
“Oh? How so? I mean about putting our minds at ease.” Elena asked. She finally showed some of the worry she’s been carrying around for the last few days.
I guess Lyon has that effect on people. On the one hand, he reminds me of that saying that serving an emperor is like being close to a tiger, and on the other, he has this way of putting you at ease with his presence alone.
“No one is going to go missing, for starters. I’ll have men covering everything as well as enough security to ensure that doesn’t happen.”
“But how? There will be so many people there.”
“They know what to look for. Not to mention, there’s going to be face recognition employed, so everyone going in and out of that place will be recorded.”