Dangerous Beauty: Part Three: This is War Read Online Free PDF Page A

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    “I do now. It took a day, but I located them,” Silas stated. “Why else do you think these animals are behaving so well? If they do anything other than what I tell them to do, I’ll set their homes on fire with their families inside.” Silas cleared his throat. “Just like now. My Cecilia has just made her way back to the house …”
    “No,” Robert whispered as his heart rate instantly shot up and dread overtook his entire system.
    “Now we are going to put on a little show for her. Shall we, boys? Then you all will go outside to retrieve her and do as I instructed. Lift him up.”
    “No!” Robert bellowed as they lifted him roughly and began to drag him down the steps. They quickly neared the living room as Silas instructed them to pull a chair near a window in the living room, and set Robert in it.
    “Now, Robert, if you don’t do as I say, I’ll make things bad for our little girl.”
    Robert wanted to nod his head vigorously, but he couldn’t. Instead, for the first time since he was a child, he begged. “Yes, anything. I’ll do anything just please don’t hurt her. She’s only a child. Just let her go.” Robert didn’t play games when it came to his daughter. For her—and her alone—he would do absolutely anything. That included surrendering to Silas. “Let her go, please,” he said weakly. He felt a syringe pierce his neck.
    “Good, Robbie. Very good. She’s watching. Now what they have just given you will make you very sleepy. You don’t have much time. You will appear dead, but in truth, the medication is only slowing your heart rate, not stopping it. Now give them your money information. Let them have it all … You don’t need it anymore.”
    “Anything. Take it all, just leave her out of this. L–let her g–go.” Robert weakly gave them the information they needed, knowing that it wouldn’t save his daughter. She was going to have to save herself. These men didn’t know it, but as soon as they sent whoever they would send to capture his baby girl … they’d be in for a rude awakening. Robert closed his eyes and prayed again.
    “Good job, Robbie. Your work is done. When you wake up you will be home,” Silas said with a quiet excitement in his voice. “When he passes out, cut his throat. Not too deep. You kill my brother and you’re all dead. Two of you can leave to get your spoils for what you have accomplished. Mitchell Romano will be given the majority, and I will award you all with more. Mitchell is to be told that you accomplished what he told you to do. The word will be spread of “ Spook Steele’s” demise and all will be well. One of you stay and wipe the place for evidence, the other two go and find my daughter. When you all are finished, I will come for my brother.”
    Robert’s entire world went black.
    ~*~
    Sitting quietly in his car outside of his brother’s house, Silas anticipated his next move. He couldn’t wait to get Robert and Cecilia home. He’d finally done it. He would have his spouse and offspring soon, and would have his brother somewhere safe. He’d be able to pop by and see Robbie anytime now that he was going to have him captive. Silas knew it may have not been fair for him to keep Robbie locked up, but Robbie had given him no other choice. His misbehavior had now reached the point of unforgivable, and if they were going to salvage what was left of their relationship, Robbie needed to be punished. After Cecilia was captured, he would put her to sleep until they arrived home. When they got home he’d call her mother, and his family would be reunited by the end of the week.
    Silas couldn’t keep the smile from his face at the thought.
    He’d had many women, and many children, but no other woman had ever been able to suppress his unwanted need for Anastacia. He hated loving her still after all of these years. He would never, for as long as he lived, be able to get their time together out of his mind. Although it’d been