NAOMI

ADELINE'S POV

I don't care for his pity. All that matters is that he got to Dante. That's all that matters. I stare at him and then I remember, he was supposed to bring Naomi here today. I lose all sense of self and dash towards him. I grab his arm and glare at him.

"You brought a girl here today." I state. "Where is she?"

"Um… I-" Liam puts his hands to his lips and then gestures towards the bathroom. I forgot I can only talk to him in my bathroom. I forgot there are cameras watching us every second. Colton takes my hand off his aggressively and then I pretend to run to the bathroom with my hand over my mouth as if I wanted to throw up. He follows me and stands at the entrance to my bathroom.

"Where is she?" I immediately ask once it's safe to talk. "I talked to Veronica. She's onto Dante and Liam. She told me everything." I almost cry right here in front of him.

"Everything you told me was true and she told me that a new girl will be coming today. Liam's girlfriend. Her name is Naomi. I know you are the one she sent to get her. Please tell me she's not hurt. Please tell me she's okay Colton. Please…"

I let the tears fall. I let him see me break and I don't know why. I'm just so tired. I'm standing in front of Colton in nothing but a towel with wet hair and I don't even care. I just want to know that Naomi is okay.

"She uh…" Colton clears his throat. "Veronica put someone else responsible for her. She's with one of the guards. I don't know what he'll do to her but she's drugged right now and…" Colton looks at anything but me.

"She ordered the guard to do as he pleases with her, so I don't know Adeline. I don't fucking know. I just-"

"Are you going to tell me that you didn't have a choice?" My voice is low and deadly as I glare at him.

"If she's really your friend girl then Veronica kidnapped her out of pure spite. Maybe to teach him a lesson. I don't know how I can help her okay. But your boyfriend better have a way to get us out of here. If Veronica has a grudge on that girl I just brought here, then she'll make her life a living hell and you know there is nothing I can do about it. I feel guilty but you do know and I hope you can understand, that I will always choose my sister." He looks at me without blinking as he speaks.

I want to slap him. I want to take the gun from is back pocket and shoot holes into his body. But I know I can't. I still need him to communicate with Dante and get me out of here, so I'll have to contain the hate I feel for him. No matter how much I detest him.

"Veronica might kill her. She might kill Naomi to teach Liam a lesson." I say and walk out of the bathroom. I take a seat on my bed, my body feeling weak from all that is happening. Naomi must be so scared. She probably has already figured out what is happening to her and I'm sure she's beyond confused.

She doesn't know why this is happening to her. She needs someone right now but I can't leave this stupid room.

"I have to go." Colton whispers in the smallest voice ever and starts backing away. I widen my eyes and run towards him.

"You have to take me to her. I have to talk to her. She must be so scared. I have to tell her that everything will be okay. She doesn't deserve this."

Colton pulls his hand away aggressively, for real this time and gives me a blank look. "No one deserves this, but here you are and there she is. She'll be fine. She'll survive. You'll see her tomorrow."

He says that and then he walks out of my room without another word. He locks the door and I run towards it, kicking and punching it like I expect it to move. But it's solid wood and I'm too weak. All I am doing is wasting my energy but I don't care. I need to direct all this hate and anger towards something, anything.

They're all fucking monsters. I'm going to kill each and every last one of them I swear it. I punch and kick and do all I can and then I finally slide down to the floor when my body cannot fight anymore. I cry. I cry like never before and let the pain and tears fuel my anger and then I fall asleep there on the floor with nothing but my towel on, in the cold of this haunted building.

I wake up the next day to the annoying sound of my alarm clock. I don't remember when I feel asleep but I remember Colton and his harsh words. I remember my futile attempt at assaulting my door. I remember that Naomi is here. I rise from the floor as if I just got shocked and head towards the bathroom like I was being chased to take my bath.

I have to Naomi and I have to let her know that she's not alone in here. That she has me and that we're going to get out of here together at all costs. Colton comes to my room as usual to get me with an expressionless look on his face. I greet him with the same expressionless look on his face and he lets out a deep and frustrated sigh as he leads me out of the room.

I walk with him eagerly to the new room that he will be bringing me to today but when I walk in and I look at all the girls aligned, I see no signs of Naomi. My heart thuds in my chest.

"Why isn't she here yet?" I ask Colton. He only gives me a nonchalant look and walks out of the room. I cruse under my breath and walk over to Della and Silver.

"You and your guard look like you're having relationship problems." Silver snickers. I snap my head towards her and give her a bitter look that makes her shut her mouth. The other girls look toward Silver and I curiously, surprised that we're not barking at each other.

"Why do you look like that?" Della asks me. "What's wrong?"

"A friend of mine was brought here last night. I thought she'd be here with us but I'm starting to think Veronica has other plans for her" I say immediately as Veronica walks into the room. I look behind her to check if she'll walk in with Naomi but all I see are the usual guards she's always with. She notices me staring at her and shoots me an evil stare.

The girls and I all stand in line as Veronica offers me a wicked smirk. She's tormenting me. She knows I would want to know where Naomi is. She walks towards me slowly and brings her lips close to my ear.

"Looking for someone? Oh sorry to burst your bubble, but I have other plans for her. She will serve her purpose when the time comes." She chuckles and then walks backwards and away from me. I'm hyperventilating. I have no idea what she means. Maybe she wants to use Naomi as bait.

She has other plans for me and she knows Dante and Liam are coming after her. Maybe she wants to use Naomi as a weakness to get to Dante and Liam. IS she going to threaten to kill her? Is she actually going to kill Naomi?

She's punishing Dante and Liam. She knows they care about us, so she's going to use one of us as bait and kill her and then she's going to use the other one, me, as a doll and sell her off.

"We have a long day today girls." Veronica claps her hands. Her words seem inaudible to me, because all I can think about is Naomi. I know she's in this building somewhere. I just have to find out where.