Blackmailed by Her Bully

“Logan?”

He ignored Hunter. Stepping back, he wiped the back of his nose. The sheriff was gasping for breath. The fucker deserved to hurt so much more.

Hunter stepped forward, snapping his fingers. “Look at me, Logan.”

He stared at his friend.

“Are you okay?”

He shook his head.

“Leave us,” Hunter said, calling out to the guards.

Get your shit together. You’re the boss. No one else.

Shaking his mind from the fog, he realized they were alone, and the sheriff, his life was fading slowly.

“What’s going on?”

“All this time, I’ve helped him, Hunter. I was there for him because I believed he was there for me.”

“Luke hates your fucking guts,” the sheriff said. “He said you were a fucking prick, losing bastard. He doesn’t want you to have anything. It’s why he threw you under a bus and no one else. You’re nothing to him. Never have been and never will be. You’re nothing.”

Logan stared at the sheriff, and it was like his life flashed before his eyes. The moment he’d always mistaken as friendship and banter, turned and changed as he realized his “best friend” despised him.

“You’re right, but seeing as you’re into fucking little kids, I think I’m going to have some fun with you before you get the chance to leave.”

****

The nightclub was amazing. Ava loved the music, the atmosphere. She smiled as couples ground together to the heavy beat of the music, and it made her think of Logan. This club was entirely legal; he’d told her before leaving her all on her lonesome.

Glancing over at the clock, she saw he’d been gone several hours and didn’t want to think of what he was doing or who he was doing it with. It didn’t matter.

She was having fun.

Admittedly, she hadn’t gone down to dance or party. There was a guard on the door who could escort her, but if there was a person she wanted to go with, it was Logan, not his guard.

Sipping at the alcoholic drink brought her, she smiled. The little umbrella was a nice touch.

She drank a little more down, tapping her foot and watching everything below.

Logan had told her no one could see her up here. If she wanted, she’d be able to walk around completely naked, but that was never, ever going to happen. She rather liked being able to watch people without them seeing her.

Putting her drink back on the desk, she rested her chin on her hands and stared out over the crowd.

This place was all Logan.

The energy was incredible. She thought about the fight she’d seen. The violence. This was another side to him, and she really liked it. Tapping her foot on the floor, she wondered what it was like for Logan. How he was able to put aside any fear to fight and kill.

This was a whole other world than anything she’d ever known. Growing up in Crow Valley, there was nothing else.

Flicking her hair off her shoulder, she wondered if he ever thought about her.

Of course he thought about you. He planned all of this. Coming and getting you. Hurting you. This was his big plan for revenge.

Logan wanted to hurt her, and Luke, like always, got away with it.

Ava stood as she heard the doors to the office open. She hoped to see Logan. What she didn’t expect to see was her nightmare standing right in front of her.

“Well, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“This is Logan’s office. What are you doing here?”

“Is that any way to talk to me?” Luke asked.

She stood up. There was no way she was going to allow herself to be in any kind of vulnerable position.

“You’re not supposed to be here.”

“I can do whatever the hell I want.”

“I wonder if Logan has any idea of the hatred you have for him.” She had to get out of the room, but Luke flicked the lock into place. “What have you done to the guards?”

“I haven’t done anything. I know I couldn’t take them. I let them know Logan informed me they could go.”

“You’re not the one who should give that order. Logan wouldn’t have told them.”

“People are stupid. They like to think they know people, but look at Logan. He doesn’t even realize I can have this place wrapped around my little finger and he doesn’t have to do anything but tell people to make me happy. That’s all they do, make me happy. They never get in my way, and I can do whatever the fuck I want. Like tonight, I went to pay a little visit to the slut who ran her mouth, only to find she is protected. Logan’s stupid. He doesn’t want to believe the truth right in front of him.”

“What did you do to the other woman?”

“Oh, she’s safe for now. I’ll handle her. The way I handle everyone. You see, Ava, you were my first.”