Semua Bab Badgering My Billionaire Bully: Bab 61 - Bab 70

Chapter 63Presley fell asleep in the room with the mechanic watching over her unaware the twelve men on the ship not associated with Liborio were planning a fight of their own. As they stood in the kitchen eating cookies, they agreed their boss would not go lightly on them if they didn’t do everything they could to help a woman in trouble.When Presley woke in the early morning, in the darkened room, she was aware of two things. One. The mechanic was standing by the door of his room, his face set in an angry mask and a weapon at his chest as if ready to use it. Two. Estrella’s voice was on the other side of the door yelling at someone in the kitchen about breakfast not being ready for her boss.Presley sat up in bed and watched as Rami clutched his firearm as if struggling not to shoot through the door into the woman. Interesting. Nobody else liked Estrella either. While she’d never hurt a fly, Presley wasn’t opposed to someone giving the snappy bitch in the next room a good smackdow

She had just settled into the chair when the door sprung open again and Rami came in rushing, “come, come.”“What?”“They know we brought you this way and Liborio has rounded up everyone but the three of us. We need you as a hostage.”“I’m sorry, what?”“We are going to use you as a hostage.”“Rami.”“Not for real. It is a stall tactic. We are going to use you as a way to get our men back. We won’t turn you over to him. We’re going to hole up in the kitchen where it is warm and with food. One way in. One way out. You will be surrounded by all of us, but he is going to kill our captain and five of our men and,” he was waving his hand.“No!” she held her hand up. “Do not explain. Let’s go. Hell. I’ll even go with him if it means I’m saving your lives. I can’t let you all die.” She was racing to follow him.“We need to make this look good. We want him to think we kidnapped you from the beginning, so he doesn’t punish you for hiding. It is important. I don’t want him to hurt you.”“I unde

Cruz could feel his heart thundering in his chest. He was a known adrenaline junky. He’d be the first to admit it. He’d sky dived multiple times in his life. He loved activities which got his blood pumping and his heart racing. Yet, this time, the adrenaline running through his veins was not excitement but nervous terror.Belkin let him know before they boarded the chopper Presley wasn’t lying about Liborio taking a hit out on him. The man wanted him dead. Belkin said he’d sent out a message to the underworld indicating Cruz was now one of his and any attempts on his life would not end well for anyone. He’d also confirmed he declared a war against Liborio for violating multiple treaties between their families and he’d collected allies. The problem was, Liborio had friends in places as dark as some of Belkin’s hid and as a result there was a great divide. Many families were indeed on Liborio’s side, supporting his right to choose his bride how he saw fit. Most of those families were no

Presley wrapped her arms and legs around Cruz’s neck, and he crushed her to his frame.“Fuck Ladybird, oh fuck,” his voice cracked as he buried his head in her hair.She couldn’t help herself and she was sobbing uncontrollably in the crook of his neck as he stood holding her while men milled all around them. Despite the yelling and the way everyone was rushing around, in the midst of trying to get the ship back under their control before other factions arrived to assist Liborio, she felt nothing but the relief of being in Cruz’s arms.She felt him carrying her away after someone yelled at him in French and he was taking her to a more secure location, away from the possibility of gunfire. He wasn’t letting her go through. The sound of his sniffling and clearing his throat made her pull her head back and look at him. Tears stained his cheeks as he tucked them against a small corner of a wall. Cupping his cheeks with her hands she stared into his eyes. “Hi.”His laugh made her smile, “hi

Once they arrived back at the resort, Presley was taken into a reserved room where food and drinks were prepared for her and her family.Algernon and Sloane were the last to arrive and Presley was dumbfounded by her best friend’s appearance. Bruised eyes, swollen lips and hair in disarray, her friend who was usually so well put together, was a mess.Sloane raced to her and hugged her tight. “I missed you.”“Did you because you look like you’ve been very well distracted.” Presley was only half-teasing.“I think I love him,” Sloane whispered in her ear. “I’ve never felt like this before. He sees me, Presley. He sees my heart and we connect so deeply. I can’t help but feel all of this was some divine plan to bring me into his life or him into mine. All I know is it’s meant to be. I think I love him.”Presley squeezed her friend in her arms, “then love him. It’s okay to love him. He’s a good man. He’s a nice man. If he makes you happy, then I’m happy.”“Are you okay?” Sloane leaned back t