Rescuing Jenna - Anna Blakely Page 0,75

second of pain I caused him, just like I will when I get my hands on you.”

“Tsk, tsk, Mr. Walker. You really shouldn’t say things about me or my father like that. Especially when my men are standing so close to Miss Shaw.”

There was a slight pause before the sound of someone’s fist hitting skin reached their ears. Every man in the room stiffened when they heard Jenna’s muffled cry of pain.

“You son of a bitch!” Adrian spoke through a set of clenched teeth. “Touch her again, and I swear to God—”

They hit her again.

“Fucking stop! Please!” Adrian bellowed, the tendons in his neck straining from the force. Tears pricked the corners of his eyes and his gut tightened with the need to kill.

“You’ll soon learn, Mr. Walker”—Matais toyed with him some more—“You are not the one in charge, here. I am.”

“Fine!” Chest heaving, he temporarily swallowed his pride and hatred toward the other man. “What is it you want?”

“Oh, I think you know exactly what I want.”

Adrian looked around the room to find the same look of understanding in every man’s eyes.

“You want me? You’ve got me. But not until Jenna’s far the fuck away from you.”

“See, that’s not going to work for me,” Ortiz commented smugly. “But I’ll make you a deal. You come to me. Trade yourself for the girl. And I’ll set her free.”

“Done.” Adrian didn’t hesitate. Didn’t take time to think about it.

He didn’t need to.

Jenna’s weak voice broke his already shattered heart as she screamed for him to stay away and not come for her.

Sorry, baby. I love you. I have to do this.

The other men all shook their heads vehemently while silently mouthing their opposition to his response. He didn’t care.

With the exception of Ryker, every man in that room had gone through similar situations with their own women. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, each of them would give up their lives in the blink of an eye if it meant keeping those women safe.

Adrian was no different.

He wasn’t sure how or when it happened, but in the end, there really wasn’t a choice to be made. He’d already accepted the fact that she’d never want to be with him after this, anyway.

How could she?

So if his dying meant giving Jenna the chance at a long and happy life, he’d gladly hand himself over to Ortiz. And never look back.

“Name the time and place, Ortiz,” he told the other man. “I’ll be there.”

“Excellent.” The man’s sinister smile made its way through the phone. “It probably goes without saying, this invitation is being offered exclusively to you, Mr. Walker. I see anyone else on my property, the woman dies. And I’ll make sure it is a slow, painful death. You’re familiar with those, yes?”

You’ll find out soon enough, motherfucker.

“You won’t see another soul but me.” Adrian spoke with a deadly calm. “And I’m a man of my word.”

“I’ll send you the details. And Adrian? Do try to be on time. I’d hate for my men to become bored and need something to…occupy their time.”

I’ll rip their hearts out through their chests and shove them down their goddamn throats.

“Save your threats and just send the fucking info. Sooner you do, the sooner your wish to kill me will come true.”

Chapter 15

“How you holdin’ up?” Gabe sat in the plush leather seat across from Adrian’s.

“Me?” Adrian gave a casual shrug. “I’m fucking fantabulous.”

The former SEAL rolled his eyes. “It’s just us here, Walker. You can drop the whole stoic, Lone Ranger bullshit.”

“Who says it’s bullshit?”

Rather than respond, Gabe got quiet. Looking through the small, oval window, the other man stared at the clouds racing by but said nothing.

Adrian wasn’t sure which version of the man made him more uncomfortable—silent or bossy. He looked at Gabe from the corner of his eye.

Silent. Definitely silent.

Not in the mood for a touchy-feely conversation, he took advantage of the quiet and stared out his own window. He used the time to do a mental run-through of what he knew of the plan so far and tried like hell to avoid thinking of everything he was about to lose.

After ending the call with Ortiz, the bastard had immediately texted coordinates to where he was supposedly holding Jenna and the time he expected Adrian’s arrival.

With a few clicks, Nate’s satellite program showed a heavily treed area located twenty miles south of Bogotá, Colombia Getting to work immediately, Nate searched the location and was able to find satellite footage of a large