“Here?” He pressed his finger over the top of her bra that covered her nipple.
“Yes.”
He shook his head. He ran the palm of his hand over her belly to her mound.
“This all belongs to me, right, Susanna?”
She didn’t answer. He gripped her hips and squeezed as he lifted then pressed her hard to the bed.
“Answer me.”
“I hate you,” she stated, and he jumped up, stood above her on the bed, and pulled his belt from his pants. He rolled it over and slapped it lightly over the palm of his other hand.
“Not the right response, Susanna. Training starts right now.”
He slammed the belt down and it smacked hard across her belly.
She screamed.
* * * *
“They got Mendez downstairs. Move in on the count of three,” Curtis stated into his wrist mike. They were all set. The meeting with Mendez had lasted nearly an hour, and now they had him in their custody. The agents, along with BJ and Monte, moved in to assist and take down Casper and his men. They initiated the plan as discussed in the security room.
Monte’s heart pounded in his chest. He was behind Curtis and another agent. BJ was behind two more agents. They were making their move when they could hear Susanna’s screams.
“Hold tight, Monte. We have to stick to the plan,” Curtis stated, and they heard the other teams move in, and then it was their turn to enter through the staircase and contain the front and inner part of the apartment.
The teams were able to disarm the guards one after another without warning Casper of their approach. Monte was behind Curtis and BJ behind him as they entered behind the first team. They cleared each room and Susanna’s screams could be heard in the distance.
Gunshots went off, and one of the agents was shot. Monte pulled the trigger on his Glock and took out the guard. They move swiftly as the others came in behind them. The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and Monte could see a large man standing on the bed over what looked like a naked woman. As his hand rose up, he saw the belt and Curtis shoved open the door.
“Freeze, asshole!”
Casper jumped off the bed and reached for a gun on the bedside table. He turned to shoot and Monte and BJ ducked as bullets flew past them.
Casper turned toward Susanna and shot twice as BJ and Monte shot Casper, killing him instantly.
Susanna screamed, and they rushed to her side.
“Oh God, baby. It’s going to be okay. We got you,” Monte whispered as Curtis handed BJ a knife.
They saw the blood on her arm. A bullet had grazed her skin.
She cried as they gently lowered her arms to the bed.
“Paramedics are on their way up,” Curtis stated.
Monte looked over her injuries, and he was worried about her. Casper could have killed her.
“She looks bad, Monte. I don’t think we should move her.” BJ touched her fingers. She squeezed them tight.
“It hurts.”
Monte grabbed her other hand. “Help is on the way, baby.”
“Casper? Where is he?” she asked in a shaky voice.
“He’s dead, baby. He’ll never hurt you again.”