Chapter 42.

I drove to the hotel lazily, a smile fixed on my face that I just couldnt get rid of. Even when the traffic was terrible, I kept smiling as memories played in my head. Mr. Dark wanted me for two more weeks, in a private place, twenty-four hours a day.

That sounded like heaven on earth to me, and I would make sure Trent understood when I saw him that I wasnt to be disturbed, for anything other than a true emergency during that time. I parked and headed into the hotel and up to the offices. I waved at the secretary who waved back as I knocked on the door to the main office.

Im here, Trent, I said as I entered and sat on the couch. I felt more confident than I ever had before as I stared at my brother. He was on the phone and hadnt even acknowledged I was there yet.

I waited, impatiently, and didnt make myself stop when my foot began to tap. Always so fucking important, always so dismissive, my brothers could be real assholes sometimes. My smile turned to a glare, and I watched him. He