Hers To Keep (Servite Academy #2)

Chapter 45

Chapter

Forty-Five

ACE

I drove away before they could stop me.

Stealing the keys to Maxwell’s rental was easy, mainly because I think he let me take them on purpose. He knows how dangerous these two men are—he knows that every moment Scarlett remains there with Wesley is another moment her life is in peril. She's there because of Marchesi.

I’m done sitting around and waiting for something to happen. I’m fucking done being patient. Enough is enough.

Tonight, I’m bringing my girl home.

I drive out to The Gallows, ready to barge in and take her no matter the consequences, no matter the wrath that will ensue. After the conversation I heard Marchesi have with Scarlett, where he ordered her to sneak in and get the ledger, I rushed over to Hillcrest. On my way here Remi called and told me Luke caught Scarlett sneaking into Wesley’s office, but that she’d followed him and would take care of it. Minutes later, she texted me and let me know she’d slammed a crystal vase into his head .

I’ll have to give Remi an extra thousand for that stunt. Although the way Luke’s treated her and her sister in the past, I’m sure he had it coming.

I gave her instructions to sneak Scarlett out through the back employee entrance where I’m waiting in our getaway car, ready to take her the hell away from my uncle and this fucking place. Is this the smartest thing to do? Probably not. But I'm taking things into my own hands now.

Scarlett has the ledger and together we will figure out what comes next.

I spot them instantly, running out of the warehouse, Remi dressed in her usual version of a short strapless dress. But my dick instantly hardens when I look up and find Scarlett looking fucking sexy as hell in a long red silk gown, similar to the one my uncle gifted her the night of his infamous dinner that started it all. Fucking bastard.

She looks fucking stunning as the sun sets, illuminating her in its red and purple gleams, my heart beating voraciously as I impatiently watch her approach the car. She looks around terrified and out of breath as Remi pulls her further away from the warehouse.

They haven’t seen me yet. I can tell by the look of fear unmistakable on both their faces. Scarlett continues to look frantically around the lot before her eyes meet mine sitting behind the wheel of Maxwell’s rental. A glimpse of relief flashes in her eyes before she takes off running toward me. I practically jump out of the fucking car rushing to meet her halfway, wrapping my arms around her body tightly, before hoisting her up as she wraps her legs around my waist. I crush my mouth to hers in a frenzied kiss.

God, I fucking missed her lips. I missed the feel of her skin beneath my hands, the way her tongue eagerly moves in rhythm with mine, searching every corner of my mouth with a desperate need that rivals mine. Her body is hot against mine, our heartbeats mimicking our need, our lungs gasping for every remnant of air in us, and our hands desperately roaming every inch of each other .

“Fuck, Ace. God, I fucking missed you,” she cries against my lips, my dick digging into her sweet little cunt as she eagerly grinds against it. Instantly my baby’s aroused, unashamed of what she needs from me and what I’ve been dying to give her for a whole fucking month.

“Fuck, baby, don’t you fucking dare leave me ever again,” I growl against her neck. “Promise me, Red, promise me you’ll never again run from me, you’ll never turn your back on us.” I claim her lips once more, swallowing her moans as she nods her head giving me the answers I need.

“Never, baby,” she whimpers against me as my hands grip her ass, squeezing and pulling her cheeks in my hands. “I swear I’ll never leave you again if you never let me go.”

“You’ll always be safe with me, Scarlett. I will make sure until my dying fucking breath.”

I didn’t think it was possible for my need for her to intensify any more than it already was. But as I hold her in my arms, after everything that’s happened, after almost losing her multiple times in the last few months, I know I’ve never loved her more.

We kiss for what feels like hours before we’re interrupted by someone clearing their throat. We both turn and find Remi standing behind us, her hands comfortably resting on her hips as she raises her brows glaring at us.

“Any fucking day now, it’s not like we’re stealing from anyone or anything,” she mocks sarcastically. Shit, she’s right. Wesley must have heard by now what they’ve done or at least that I’m back in town.

“Do you have the ledger?” I ask looking back at Scarlett, setting her down on the pavement. She nods, holding a small, leather-bound journal in her hand, a sly smile taking over her earlier frightened frown.

“Great, now let’s get the fuck out of here.” I move to open up the passenger side of the car, but instead of jumping in Scarlett turns to face Remi .

“Come with us,” she says, grabbing her hands and pulling her toward us. “He knows you helped me. He’ll kill you, or worse. You have to come, Remi. I won’t leave you here.”

“I can’t, Scarlett. As much as I’d want to, I can’t leave my sister. I’ll be fine. I promise. I can take care of myself, I have done it for years now.” Remi turns back to look toward the door they just exited.

“Go get Lexi and tell her we need to leave!” Scarlett yells, gripping Remi’s arm tighter.

Suddenly the door the girls ran out of is thrown open, revealing a very out of breath Lexi standing on the other side. She quickly spots us and slams the door shut before running over to where we are beside the car.

“You guys need to get the fuck out of here,” she shouts, out of breath. “Luke’s awake, he’s rounding up some guys and they’re headed out this way.”

“You need to go now, Scarlett!” Remi shouts, but Scarlett doesn’t budge.

“I’m not leaving without you guys. I can’t just leave you here to pay for what I’ve done. Luke is going to be furious, he’s probably already contacted Wesley, so you either come with me now or we’ll all be caught.” Scarlett turns to me, a plea to help her convince them to join us in the deep blue of her eyes. Fuck, we’re not getting out of here if I don’t do something about this.

I move toward Remi and Lexi. “She’s right, Lexi, you guys have done so much for us, we’re not leaving without you so get in the goddamn car before I throw each one of you inside. We need to get the fuck out of here.”

“Ugh, seriously, babe,” Remi sneers, turning to Scarlett. “How do you deal with his fucking temper?” I growl, gaining a wholehearted laugh from the three of them. Not sure how I feel about these three being friends.

Scarlett wraps her arms around me kissing me once more. “ Well, he’s lucky he’s cute.” Like fucking magic, my earlier irritation vanishes.

The four of us get into the car, barely making it in time before Luke and four other guys come rushing out of the warehouse. They instantly spot us as we drive away and get into a car of their own before chasing after us.