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  "I-I'm sorry." Her voice a mere whisper.

  "My friends are worried about you." His smirk returning. "I think I have a solution. Stay put."

  Jace stood up and walked over to a dresser at the right side of the room. Once he pulled open the top drawer, he easily found what he needed and headed back to her. She peeked at him through her hair and felt her stomach drop. In his hand, he held a thick black leather collar with a thin silver chain attached.

  "You can't be serious!" She gasped, her knee-jerk reaction moving her away from him.

  "Very serious." His eyes holding amusement. "Pull your hair back." He sat back down on the edge of the bed.

  She wanted to refuse, to stand up and run away. But this is what she had agreed to. She had to listen to him, at least until she could find a way to escape him. With shaky hands, she pulled her long hair back and up to give him access to her neck. He slipped the collar around, his fingertips caressing her skin before securing it in front. There was a little lock to keep it from being opened without a key and a metal loop that the chain attached to. Rose felt mortified, degraded. She looked down at the chain. One end connected to her, the other end wrapped around the tattooed fist of the man who claimed to own her.

  "Much better." He tugged gently on the chain, testing the link.

  She was pulled forward slightly, a soft whimper escaping her lips. When he released it, she was confused and looked up at him.

  "Get in bed. I'm tired, I've been up all night." His voice was flat, bored.

  "I have to share a bed with you?" Her heart racing slightly.

  "Do you prefer the floor? Maybe a cage? Be a real pet?" Irritation in his voice again.

  "I-" She bit her lip, debating her answer.

  "Bed. Now." He growled. "And you better stay in it until I say so."

  She nodded slightly, then got to her feet and crawled on to the bed. She huddled into a fetal position at the very edge of the bed. She heard the man make a few rustling sounds, most likely taking his clothes off before getting into bed. The mattress shifted under his weight, his bare well-defined arms reached around her waist and pulled her against his chest. His skin was warm, almost hot. His fingers found their way under her tank top, gently rubbing her skin. Rose unconsciously held her breath, afraid of what he was about to do.

  Instead of continuing, his hands stilled and his breathing became deep and slow. She let out a sigh of relief, her muscles relaxing and her eyes shutting after a couple of minutes. It took her a while to fall asleep but she eventually managed to. For the first time in over a week, she didn't have any nightmares. Her life had become one, freeing her of the bad visions while she slept.

  5

  When Jace woke up, he propped himself up on one elbow and his eyes took in the sleeping for of Rose. Her face was free of fear, her breathing slow and even. She let out a soft moan and adjusted in her sleep, her back end rubbing against him. He let out a groan of his own as his cock jumped to life. Rose mumbled softly, her legs and arms stretching out. The second she bumped into him, her eyes widened and she let out a loud scream.

  "Wha-What is that?" Her voice a little groggy despite her scream.

  He laughed at her response and watched as her face started to turn red. He placed a hand on her hip and pressed harder into her, making her squeal out again.

  "Stop!" She flung her elbow backward, jabbing him in the middle of his chest.

  Jace let out a small grunt, anger boiling up inside of him. He roughly cupped his hang over her mouth and wrapped his other arm around her body to hold her in place. She continued to struggle against him but she was no match for him. He inched closer to her ear.

  "You seem to have forgotten your place." He growled, tilting her head back to rest on his shoulder. “You’re. Mine. I can do whatever I want.”

  He nipped gently at her ear, a hand lifting her shirt and caressing the soft skin of her stomach. She froze for a moment, then continued her protests against him. Muffled words came from her mouth but he couldn’t make out anything she was saying. He chuckled as his hands headed for the waist band of her shorts. She whimpered, her now free hands scratching at his arm and making his smirk widen. His fingers fanned out over her underwear, two fingers rubbing against her core. A loud, abrupt knock on the door stopped his teasing, Axel's voice yelling from the other side.

  "It's time to go!"

  Jace pulled his hand free from her shorts and released her. His erection throbbing, making him instantly irritated. He knew he wasn’t going to do anything to her, he shouldn't have teased her. It only made it worse for him.

  "Get up. We're leaving." He spoke through clenched teeth.

  Jace rolled off the other side of the bed and quickly redressed in the clothes he was wearing yesterday. He turned around to see Rose sitting on the end of the bed. Her head down, eyes and hands on the silver chain dangling from her collar. He walked over to her and grabbed the chain from her. She tilted her head up to look at him, her blue eyes wide and her expression full of fear again.

  "Let's go, little bunny."

  He pulled the chain to make her stand up and was pleased when she gave no effort to protest. He let her pick up her back pack from the floor, then led her down the hall to the living room. The other three were already there, eager to leave this town behind. Rose immediately attracted everyone’s attention, their eyes crawling all over her and staring at her neck. Jace looked down at his pet, her cheeks turning that delicious pink shade. He wasn’t sure if he should be happy or irritated about their interest in her.

  "Is she wearing a collar?" Morgan gawked, her eyes narrowing.

  "She is a pet." Jace tugged the chain, pulling Rose closer to him.

  "That's fuckin' hot." Raiden's eyes were glued to Rose, his nostrils flaring.

  "I told you I don't share, Raiden." Jace glared at the man, his anger boiling.

  "A collar is supposed to make us feel better?" Axel rolled his eyes. "Whatever, let's just get going. Everything is already packed. The sooner we're gone from here, the better." He quickly headed for the door.

  "I'm sitting in front!" Morgan shouted and ran out the door, right past Axel.

  Jace rolled his eyes, Morgan annoyed him more than anything. The three men had met her a little over a year ago. It was Jace who introduced her to the group. One drunk night he had taken her to his motel room and bang the shit out of her. The next day she claimed to be his girlfriend. He went along with it for a few months, he didn't mind having her around to fuck but she quickly became irritating. She was loud, talkative, and very demanding. Eventually the sex wasn't worth it and he told her he was breaking up with her.

  He had hoped to simply dump her in whatever small town they were in but she had different plans. The next day she was apparently dating Axel, claiming he was better in bed and a better boyfriend than he was. He had tried to tell Axel she was only doing it to stay in the group, however Axel didn't take it well. He had complained that he should be able to have a girlfriend, too. He even went as far to say Morgan had originally wanted him, which was no doubt a lie she had told him. In the end, Jace decided didn't care. Axel could have his sloppy seconds.

  "Looks like Rose gets to sit in back with Axel and I." Raiden looked over at Jace, a stupid grin on his face.

  "We'll see about that." Jace grumbled, he didn't like the idea of his pet being sandwiched between two guys; Especially if one of them was Raiden.

  The two men walked outside, Rose trailing behind Jace. He was still extremely annoyed, the ache in his balls putting him more on edge than usual. Rose's slow speed didn't help, he yanked hard on the collar causing her to trip and fall forward. He caught her before she landed on the gravel, his hands lingering on her waist. He felt his cock stir and instantly let go. The cab had been placed back on the bed of the truck, all the money and the few belongings they had were safely stored inside. They had custom made locks and safes to keep the money hidden and not easily accessible to those who mi
ght go snooping. They each had plenty of cash on them if they needed to buy anything.

  Jace's eyes shifted to the front of the truck. Morgan already proudly sitting in the front seat and had the mirror down to look at herself while she applied make-up. Jace rolled his eyes, that was another thing he didn't like about her. He didn't mind women wear make-up, in fact it usually made most of them look better. But the way Morgan did hers didn't appeal to him, it would get all over his face and clothes. He was brought out of his angry inner rant when a door slammed shut. He looked at Axel, who was sitting behind Morgan. Raiden was waiting on the other side of the truck, he wasn't going to sit in the middle.

  "Morgan, get your ass in the back."

  "I never sit in back! I get car sick." She crossed her arms over her chest. "Besides, she can't be in front with a collar around her neck. It would draw unwanted attention." She snapped, proving a decent point.

  Jace rolled his eyes and shoved Rose toward Raiden. He instantly regretted his angry outburst as soon as the other man's hands were on Rose. It was innocent, he was simply holding her shoulders to steady her, but he didn't like it. He didn't like the way Raiden looked at her, either.

  He told himself to calm down, he shouldn't be so possessive but he couldn’t help himself. He was the one who had caught her, she belonged to him. And he wanted to play with his pet. He waited for Rose and Raiden to climb into the back, then got into the front seat. He started up the truck, adjusted the review mirror to see Rose, then drove up the gravel driveway. They were on the highway within minutes, the speed of the truck reaching 80.

  ******

  Rose tried to look out the window for a distraction, like last time, but was finding it hard. The large men next to her were taking up most of the room in the back. She tried to shrink herself as much as possible to avoid touching them. She could feel her heart racing, panic gripping her as they sped away from her home. Her eyes began to burn, her vision growing blurry as she stared forward. She felt her bottom lip quiver uncontrollably and before she knew it, she was crying. Tears spilled down her cheeks, her chest heaving as she tried to control herself. She tried not to make a sound, but she couldn't help it when a whimper passed through her lips.

  "Uh, your pet is leaking." Axel's brown eyes stared down at her, an odd look on his face.

  "What?" Morgan quickly turned around in her seat to look at Rose. "Great, she's a fucking cry baby. Nice pick, Jace." She laughed and turned back around in her seat.

  Rose sucked in a sharp breath in attempt to stop herself but was unsuccessful. She bit deeply into her bottom lip, her tears dripping off her chin. She brought her hands up to her eyes and rapidly wiped away the salty liquid. She was surprised when a hand was gently placed on her cheek and made her head turn to the side.

  "We'll take good care of you, love. Don't worry." Raiden smiled at her.

  "Get. Your. Fucking. Hand. Off. Her."

  Jace's stared at the two from the rearview mirror, fury blazing in his eyes. Raiden flashed her a goofy grin then slowly removing his hand, his thumb gently caressing her bottom lip as he broke contact. Rose fought to control her tears, but was struggling. She kept her head down, afraid to see Jace's dark gray eyes. She kept telling herself that she had agreed to this, she knew this would happen. She was doing this to save her life and had promised herself she would escape.

  Rose's eyes had been on the clock for most of the ride. They had been driving for 18 hours with only two stops, one to get food and another to go to the bathroom. Eventually Jace pulled over to a motel and parked, then looked at Axel.

  "Go book three rooms."

  Axel didn't speak, just stretched his arms. His hand reached for the handle as he yawned and pushed open the door. Ten minutes passed before he came back to the truck.

  "There's only two vacant."

  "Raiden, you'll share with Morgan and Axel."

  "What!? No way!" Morgan snapped her head toward Jace. "He can share with you and Rose."

  Rose could practically feel the distaste in the other woman's words when her name was said. She didn't understand, she had done nothing wrong except attract the attention of a dangerous man which she didn't plan on doing nor did she want. She was the one who was being kidnapped and taking to another state against her will.

  "Don't fucking argue with me, woman!" Jace retorted.

  "Morgan, come on. I'm too tired anyway." Axel sighed heavily, tossing one plastic key card to Jace.

  "Fine!" Morgan threw open the door and stomped off to get her bag from the back.

  "See ya tomorrow, love." Raiden winked at Rose as he pushed open the door and followed the other two.

  Rose swallowed hard. One room. All alone with Jace yet again. She looked down at the collar and chain around her neck, praying someone would see her and do something. Although she doubted that would happen. It was too dark and she had a feeling Jace would easily take care of anyone who meddled. She watched as Jace turned off the truck, got out, and waited for her. Neither of them moved. Rose's eyes were on her feet while Jace's stared directly at her. He narrowed his eyes and opened the door to the back.

  "Are you going to get out?"

  "I-" She licked her lips, hesitating on what to say. "Yes."

  She unbuckled her belt, but instead of moving toward him, she moved for the other side and flung open the door. The moment her feet hit the ground, she took off running faster than she thought possible. Her focus on the main office of the motel, positive that if she could make it inside, she would be able to get help from someone. She felt a glint of hope when she was only a few feet away, her arm reaching out in expectation of the door handle. Her finger tips barely touched the cool metal when a strong arm wrapped tightly around her torso, her arms pinned to her sides. His grip pushing all the air from her lungs, a scream stuck in her throat. He brought her against his chest and lifted her, a hand coming down over her mouth as he turned away from the office.

  "You're going to regret that." Jace snarled lowly into her ear.

  6

  Jace’s fingers dug into Rose's cheek, his exhaustion taken over by anger. He lifted her half a foot off the ground and carried her toward their room. She kicked her legs and thrashed around the entire time, making him thankful it was dark out. He really didn't want to kill anyone tonight. Once at the door to the room, he set her back down on her feet. He released her body to find the card that would unlock the door. He could feel her nails scratching at him, her resistance irritating him.

  "Stop fucking fight and get in the fucking room." He growled into her ear.

  He opened the door and roughly shoved her to the floor. The door was slammed shut, trapping her from escaping. She had frantically picked herself up from the floor. Her wide eyes on him, her hands fidgeting

  "Try that again and I won't be so forgiving. You think that leash is bad? Because it can get a whole lot worse." He narrowed his eyes.

  Every step he took toward her, she countered with a step back until she was up against the far wall. She whimpered softly as she hit it, but his anger didn’t subside. He reached out and grabbed one of her wrists, twisting it behind her back and bringing her small body against his. She let out another whimper, her free hand pushing at his chest in a feeble attempt to break his hold on her.

  “Please stop!” She cried out.

  "I'm fucking tired. You have five minutes to use the bathroom and get in bed."

  When he released her, she stayed frozen where she stood except to stretch out her arm. He pulled her chin up with the side of his finger, his thumb resting on her cheek and his gray eyes boring into hers.

  "Times ticking. You won't like my punishment if I have to drag you into that bed."

  He let her go and began taking off his clothes until he was down to his boxer briefs. He looked back at Rose to catch her looking at him, her face turning a light pink as she rushed into the bathroom. He picked up his clothes and tossed them onto a chair that was sitting in the corner. As h
e waited for Rose, he got into bed. He was far too tired to do anything else for the night. It didn’t take her long, probably because of her attempt to escape she didn’t have her backpack. He looked over at her when he felt the bed dip under her weight. Her long, silky hair fell past her shoulders, his mind imagining him pulling it while he fucked her. He flipped the light off and snaked his arm under the comforter until he made contact with her waist, then pulled her to his body.

  "D-Do you really have to hold me?"

  "I can fuckin' cuff you to the bed if you'd like."

  "Never-mind." She whispered.

  "What's that, little bunny? I can't hear you."

  "Nev- Ah!"

  He buried his face in her hair, finding her neck and biting her gently. He was expecting her to resist but was pleasantly surprised when she let out a small moan just before her body went tense. He let his teeth sink deeper then let go and licked over the area. His arms tightened around her, one arm dragging her back end to his hips. Within seconds he was starting to fall asleep, his eye lids heavy. A few minutes later, he was sound asleep.