Taking What He Wants

“Watch what you say about my wife….”

“She’s our daughter…”

“Yes, the daughter you shunned and berated while putting that whore up on a pedestal, listen enough of this, just tell me where she is I don’t have time for this shit.”

She set her face mutinously and folded her arms. I looked to Carl but he looked everywhere but at me, good, now I can carry out the decision I had made with a clear conscience.

“Don’t say you weren’t warned.”

I walked out the same way I came in.

I had my phone to my ear before I turned the key in the ignition.

“Drew, remember what we talked about? It’s a go.”

I hung up the phone and headed back to the house, I think I will stay home today, dad will understand.

Mom was already there when I got back, I wouldn’t be needing her services after all, it was my job to look after Delia.

“Mom, I’m sorry I got you out here for nothing but I’ve decided to stay home today.”

“That’s alright son, Delia and I had a nice little talk, I think I’ll go do some shopping for my grand baby, you need anything before I go?”

“No we’re good.”

I kissed her cheek and gave her a hug in thanks for being kind to one who needed it so badly,I will make sure that my girl was surrounded only by love, no one would ever be allowed to hurt her again, not if I could help it.

We said our goodbyes and I set Delia up on the couch in my study with her school books and her iPod .

My decision to remain at home was two pronged, I needed to be close to her, after what happened I needed that reassurance that my little family was safe, and also, I knew that when the wheels that I set in motion started to turn, those vultures would seek her out, I will be a shield between her and them. They’ll never get past me to get to her.

By one o’clock that afternoon my family’s company that was run by my brother had bought and called in the mortgage on the Fielding residence.

Phase one of my open warfare had begun, let’s see how long it took them to play ball.

Chapter 10

CHASE

I know the shit’s going to hit the fan as soon as their loan is called in, so I did everything to insulate Delia. They didn’t have her new cell number, my house phones were turned off for the duration, anyone who needed me could reach me on my cell, so her parents couldn’t reach her, and if they came to the office, that was fine by me.

I wanted them to come after me and leave my wife and kid the fuck out of it. I was sure that at some point they’ll get to her, but that was going to be sometime in the distant future if I had anything to do with it.

She was out of school for the next week at least, that’s as much bed rest as I could get away with forcing on her. She wasn’t stupid, the doctor had told her that everything was fine so if I kept forcing the issue she’d know something was up.

I don’t want her worrying about the destruction of her fucked up relatives. Celine was still in hiding but I had no doubt that with my resources I would be able to smoke her out before long.

I’m hoping her parents keep hiding her whereabouts though, I want them to play hardball so I can keep fucking with them, not that I needed anymore of an incentive, I just liked the idea of keeping them on edge, never knowing when the next shoe would drop.

I took Delia to our country estate this morning, we usually stayed at the condo in the city, it was closer to school and my office but it lacked the necessary security needed to keep her protected while I was at work.

Here she was well hidden behind an electronic gate that needed a code, not just to open , but to call up to the house, so it wasn’t like they could just randomly drive up and buzz the door. And if by some miracle they got past the gate, then she knows not to open the door to anyone unless it was a member of my family, I’m not taking any chances.

Last time I took shit for granted I almost lost them both, not knowing where the fuck that psycho bitch was had me feeling extra cautious.

I checked her over before leaving the house, there was no bleeding, no tenderness, and the bruise on her head was starting to fade.

I set her up with her school books, DVDs, magazines, laptop, iPad, iPod, there wasn’t a thing she could possibly need that wasn’t on the bed with her, I didn’t really want her moving around too much as yet.