Chapter 52
“I don’t see anything funny about this situation, babe.”
“I’m not amused by Percy’s disappearance,” Diego explained. “I’m tickled by what Naomi said to us before she left.”
Gregory looked confused. “I don’t understand.”
“Me either,” Ashton muttered staring intently at Diego.
“We can’t ride in the police cars, but she doesn’t mention anything about us following them. We probably have to be discreet about it, though.”
“Are you sure we can do that?” Rohan asked.
“Yeah,” Diego answered. “Naomi sort of fluttered her eyes at me. At first, I thought I must have imagined it. Or maybe something might have gotten inside her eye or something. Then I thought more about what she said.”
Gregory burst out laughing. “That’s an excellent idea.”
Ashton nodded. “Let’s go then. What are we waiting for?”
Diego ran to the car. Rohan, Ashton, and Gregory raced after him. Within seconds, they were leaving the massive compound. The four remained quiet. Diego had no idea what was going through the minds of the other three. He was apprehensive, and wasn’t in the mood to chat. He had to get Percy back as soon as possible.
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Percy scowled fiercely at Jacob when the beta unceremoniously tossed him onto the hard floor of what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse. There was dust everywhere, and the only light in the room came from the sunlight that passed through the windows, some of which were already broken. Percy was unable to move much because Jacob had already tied his wrists and ankles in his dressing room earlier with rope before covering his mouth with a huge piece of tape. Then he had been put inside a sack before he was lifted off the ground. He had struggled to break free, but he was an omega. He was far weaker physically in comparison to Jacob. The next thing he knew, he was already inside Jacob’s car, and he had no choice but to remain there. Now, here he was in this abandoned warehouse, and he was frankly terrified and angry. This reminded him of Howard all over again. He gasped in pain when Jacob tore the tape off his mouth.
“You son of a bitch!” Percy screamed at Jacob. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
Jacob knelt in front of Percy. He was looking positively crazy. Percy noticed Jacob’s eyes seemed unable to focus. He winced when Jacob clutched at his arms and squeezed them hard. As an omega, his skin was a whole lot more sensitive than an alpha or a beta. Jacob was digging his fingernails into the meat of Percy’s arms, and it hurt like hell. Jacob was using a lot of force on Percy. It felt like the beta was trying to pull Percy’s arms out of their sockets.
“You’re mine, Percy. Mine!” Jacob shouted, his gaze everywhere. “Mine! If I can’t have you, then nobody else can.”
Percy trembled as he instinctively shifted backward, but he yelped in shock when Jacob slapped him hard on his right cheek. His head slammed on the ground with a resounding thud. His vision grew blurry and he felt dizzy. The omega became nauseous when Jacob wrapped his hands around Percy’s neck and began to choke him.
“J-Jake,” Percy pleaded. “L-let g-go.”
Jacob didn’t listen to him. Or maybe the beta had completely lost his mind. Percy didn’t care. All he wanted was for Jacob to release him. His lungs burned, and his head pounded. Then, Jacob threw him to the ground. The side of his body ached from the impact.
“I’ve loved you for so long, but you’ve never looked at me as a potential mate. So, I bought some synthetic alpha scents and sent you all those letters because I needed you to know how much I love and desire you, and what did you do? You flaunted your fucking relationship with those bastard alphas in front of me.”
“T-the letters are from y-you?” Percy asked in shock. “Y-you’re i-insane.”
“You’re a fucking slut!” Jacob yelled. “You cheap whore! Do you like those alphas’ cocks so much?”
Percy coughed, wheezed, and panted. “T-they’re my boy—”
“I don’t fucking care!” Jacob howled. “I may be a beta, but my cock is just as good as an alpha’s. I can fuck you better than any of those stupid alphas.”
Percy could feel a growing sense of horror when Jacob smiled menacingly and leaned down toward him. He froze as terror threatened to overwhelm him. He was convinced Jacob was about to rape him. In desperation, he lifted his legs and aimed them at Jacob’s crotch. To his and Jacob’s surprise, he succeeded in kicking the man in the groin. Jacob roared and grabbed at his nether regions and rolled around on the floor. Percy took the opportunity to try and free his hands, but he failed. He couldn’t even loosen the ropes. He hollered in fear when Jacob pounced on him. He thrashed around, wanting to escape from Jacob, but he was no match against Jacob’s physical strength. He cried out when Jacob gripped his hair and pulled.