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"I love you, Mrs O’Connell," he whispered in ently on the lips I didn’t knohy, perhaps it was the eht tears to my eyes
"Love you, too, O’Connell"
"Kier, can you show her where the changing rooets there safely? I’ll keep the sponsors happy till you get back and do your thing"
"No problerinned
He looked so happy, and I knew he’d worked just as hard as Danny to get his best friend to this point O’Connell disappeared into the crowd, and Kieran looped his ar roouys?" I asked hi us at Murphy’s in an hour? Con wants soestively, as I turned bright red
He’d basically just announced to all of our friends that I was having sex before I ood," shouted Albie "See you there"
I didn’t get a chance to chat with Nikki before Kier pulled uessed My earlier sense of unease had returned, and I figured that I’d be feeling that way, at least until the next fight was over
"Why’s there no security?" I asked as we approached the main door to the back of the arena Last tiuess they only hang around until the fight is over People lost a fair bit of ht, so they’re probably pretty busy breaking up a few fights of their own"
"Fucking s, the pair of you, ain’tcha?" Sylvia was absolutely plastered as she slurred and staggered toward us
"I fucking birthed that boy, dragged him up and fed him I deserve a cut of his pay now," she screamed
"Fuck off, Sylvia You did fuck all for Con from the day he was born You knohat he said He’s done You ain’t getting another penny out of hi in his ear and turnin’ hiainst me Well, you ain’t doin’ it this ti a ith theered off as Kieran onna have to get her out of here before she fucks things up with his sponsors You okay to go ahead on your own? Just go straight down the corridor to the end, then turn left and it’s the red door with the nued him, and he disappeared after Sylvia
The corridors were ehtly creepy as they echoed dully with the noise of the crowd The chilled, less space was a complete contrast to the heat of the arena, and I hurried to find the right changing roo thick hoodies in his changing bag The door was indistinguishable from all of the others, save for the number It opened easily, and I wondered, as it shut behindthe their stuff
"Hello, E around to find the object ofbetween me and ot the chance Raising up his fist, Frank punchedwent black
WHEN I CAME TO, I quickly wished I hadn’t Thick nylon rope bound my hands and feet to the bars of a dirty, metal framed bed I had no idea where I was, but the tiny room was filthy Dark and ht My mouth was as dry as sandpaper and the left side of my face hurt so much that I couldn’t lay on it Frank always did prefer the left He’d fractured the same cheek last time A few doors opened and closed close by, andI couldn’t believe that I’d let uard down How stupid was I to think that he’d ever stop looking for me?
The door opened, and there stood the vile, perverted rinned maliciously
"Why are you here?" I croaked at him, my voice rusty from thirst and disuse
"I’ve come to take you back, of course You’ve drifted off the rails somewhat But with a bit of discipline, there’s no reason e can’t all be a fa, it’s fair to say I’ve coht I was ever going back with hi screauessed that ere in a flat of so now, but if no one heard, I couldn’t risk Frank gagging ive you a little warning"
He reached down the back of his trousers and pulled out a knife I recognised it instantly as his fishing knife Although he’d never used it on me, he’d threatenedfor a fishing knife and looked new He liked to keep it sharp and shiny, although rusty and covered in blood would have equally terrifiedme up and down Not in a sexual way, but in the way a butcher ht eye a piece ofdown next to s as I tried to move as far away from him as possible He chuckled at my fruitless efforts and stopped me, stock still, when he used the tip of the knife to push up my top and expose my midriff When I woke up tied to the bed,up his left hand, he ran his fingertips across my ribs and belly
"Such beautiful skin," he h of almost remorse, he pierced the skin with the blade of the knife and ran it across my torso I cried out hopelessly, as blood pooled around the cut I thought it was quite shallow, but it was long, and hurt like you wouldn’t believe
"Now, it’s a sha you lessons you don’t want to learn So, you screa and as loud as you like, but I cut with every screaer the cut Now, let’s see who quits first"