WTF

COLTON'S POV

I can't sleep. I haven't been able to sleep since the day Veronica had her hold on me. The guy Adeline killed when I kidnapped her. He's the reason I'm in this situation today. I needed the money and he said I could get a huge sum from Veronica. I have no idea why the fuck Veronica decided to lend me that much money. She didn't even know me. I guess it was her plan all along.

When I couldn't pay her back in full in one go, she offered me a job. Of course, I refused once she proposed it to me, but then she showed me a picture of my sister and my heart fell to my stomach. You see since the days he lent me that money she has been stalking my sister and I. Getting all the necessary information she would need to blackmail me into doing her dirty work for her.

The woman is a fucking sadist. The first time I brought a girl to her, I threw up until I turned green. I couldn't sleep for weeks. I still have the nightmares. All the damn time. every time I would bring a gurl to her, I would imagine them being my sister. I couldn't put my sister through that. It was either them or her. Now I know that Veronica will never let me go. Noa matter how much or for how long I work for her, she'll never give me my freedom.

I hate the fucking woman so much, but what can I do? What would someone else do I they were in my shoes? Would they just let their sister get trafficked? I had no choice. She would have ruined my sister's life and then gotten rid of me. I couldn't let that happen and even now, I will do everything to protect Cassie. My beautiful little sister Cassie.

We never had an easy life growing up. Our parents left us at a very young age and I had to do some pretty odd and sometimes illegal jobs to survive. I'm not saying I was an entirely good person before I met Veronica. I wasn't a saint. I'm hardly a good person. I stole, I did drugs, anything to get some money so I could send my sister to school.

I was ready to do anything so that she would eb comfortable as she deserved and never lack anything. She deserves all that and more. I would do it all again if that meant Cassie would be safe.

When I couldn't take the pain anymore, I decided to numb it out. I decided to ignore it because I did not deserve to be the one hurt after all what I've done. If Cassie ever found out I was doing something like this, she would hate me, she would never forgive me. She would never look at me the same.

I would lose my sister.

The day Veronica told me I would be bringing a new girl, Adeline, in. It was just another normal day for me. I went out to do what I've always done. It has always been easy. None of the girls I had ever kidnapped even tried to put up a fight. Once they were drugged, they were passed out cold and it all felt easy physically for me.

I hated it. I wanted t kill myself so many times but I kept thinking about Cassie. What would she do if she woke up one morning to find out that her brother is dead? She would never survive. She would never stop asking herself questions.

Besides, all this is my fault. I was the one who borrowed money from someone I knew nothing about so I have to deal with the consequences.

Adeline is the first girl who put up a fight. I mean I was so shocked when she killed my partner that day. I may have not shown it to her, but I was pretty damn proud but I was also scared of what Veronica might do if I didn't deliver Adeline to her. I took her to the doctor and she killed the doctor and I was already scared of the woman. When I took her, she looked like shit.

She looked like she had been through the greatest ordeal and I felt bad for her. I had kidnapped so many girls before and I had felt like shit every time but Adeline is the only girl who ever gave me a reason to fight. I never thought I would ever have a chance to get away from erotica and Veronica but Adeline is giving me that chance despite all what I've done to her.

I know she hates me. I mean fuck I hate myself but she has becomes special to me and I really want to help her. I want to do everything I can to get her and her friend Naomi out of here. Apparently, her boyfriend, or her ex-boyfriend is the one who has been giving veronica trouble for all these years so I'm sure I can trust him.

It's not even him that I trust. It's Adeline. Adeline assured me that he could take my sister to safety and I'm putting all my faith in Adeline's words because I want to have hope. I want to believe that we can escape this. I want to believe that Adeline has a happy ending because I don't think I can stand seeing her or any of these girls go through what they go trough every day in this place.

I've grown fond of Adeline. I have feelings for her.

"You fucking idiot." I scoff as the thought of her runs through my head. "Of all the people you could catch feelings for Colton."

I say to myself, taking out a cigar from my pocket and lighting it. I breathe in the hot smoke and let it invade my lungs. I breathe in the toxins that could possibly kill me. All I have been able to think about lately is her. I can't get her ff my mind.

I looked up everything that I could about her. She's such a bright and smart woman. She's so young but she has already accomplished so much. She's fucking twenty three years old and she's the best fucking therapist in New York city and this fucking place wants to kill all that potential and turn her into a fucking doll.

She's the most beautiful person I have ever seen. every time I look at her, I get fucking chills. She's so fucking perfect, both inside and outside. After all I did to her, she's still nice to me. She can still manage to look me in the eyes. I want to kill that man for what he did to her.

She should have kept her mouth shut like I keep telling her to but Adeline is one to fight. She didn't deserve to be degraded the way she was and right now I'm scared because I don't know where her head is at.

The night Veronica asked me to sleep in her room with her, I watched her all night. I've seen the way the guards here look at her. I know all of them want to get their hands on her but they can't touch her because I'm the one guarding her.

I may not be one of Veronica's most trusted guards but the men here know not to mess with me. I'm bigger than them and I'm stronger. I had a fight with one of the strongest guards here one time and I won and since then, no one messes with me.

If I'm going to be forced to work in a place like this ten at least I cannot allow myself to be bullied. I have to assert my dominance. It's the only way I can protect myself in this place and it's the only way I can keep Adeline safe, by making the rest of the guard here scared of me.

"You haven't caught feelings for her now have you?" Veronica asks from behind me as I smoke on my cigar. I heard her coming but I really don't have time for her right now.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I say, turning to face her completely.

"You don't have to deny it." She says, laughing gently. "She's a pretty girl. I don't understand why you wont just fuck her. You're her guard. You're allowed to fuck her."

I want to slap her and take that smile off her face but I just smirk and put out my cigar.

"I'm not interested in fucking her." I lie. Every time I see that girl, blood rushes to my dick and I hate myself for it. She's hot and sexy but I don't want to see her like that, not in a place like this.

"Liar." Veronica snarls and then gives me a menacing smile. "But I admire it you know?" She continues. "You've never had sex with any of the girls here. You're still holding on to those morals of yours after spending this much time under my service?"

"I just want to get some sleep." I say dismissing her but keeping my tone as even as possible. I can't make her think her words are getting to me.

"What if I tell you that I want you to have sex with her right now?" Veronica says and my mind goes into a turmoil. My heart drops to my stomach and I get angry. So fucking angry and filled with rage.

"I just told you, I'm not interested in having sex with her." I repeat.

"Yeah well fuck that. I don't like the relationship you have with her. You're not supposed to be attached to them and you've already made her feel like she can be comfortable around you. I don't like it."

"I wont be her guard for much longer. You'll be auctioning her soon so what's the point if she feels comfortable around me or not?" I don't care what Veronica says. There's nothing she can do to make me do what she wants. She just wants to punish Adeline and degrade her more. She wants to completely break her.

"Since when do you deny a direct order, Colton? Is this how much she has messed with your head? I am supposed to tell you what you have to do and all you need to do is take action and not question my decisions. Are you forgetting that ic anruin your life with just a snap if my finger? You will fuck Adeline or I will bring your sister here and I will kill her in front of you."

She comes to close to me that I can feel her breath on my face. I want to scream at her. I want to say something. But what do I even say to a threat like that.

"Adeline means nothing to me. I don't care about the girl." I say.

"Good, then fuck her and get it over and done with." Before I can respond, I feel a pain at the back of my head and in seconds, I'm knocked out cold by one of Veronica's guards.