Derek

Never in my life had I felt so helpless. I raced back to my building as fast as I could and Will already pulled the security footage. There, right in front of me, was Robby forcing both Riley and Camryn into a car. I felt sick to my stomach, watching the fear in both of their eyes when he pressed the gun to the side of Camryn's head. She thought he was going to kill her, and he very well might.

"How the fuck could this have happened?" Will barked at our tech guy. He was combing through my phone, trying to figure out how a text was sent instructing Cam to go downstairs. It had been hacked somehow, and she thought she was meeting me down there.

"We're working on it now." He said. "This is extremely high level hacking. It could have come from the police department, or even from someone on Sid's staff. All we know is someone helped Robby send that message."

I ran my fingers through my hair and paced back and forth. I'd already been by their house and any other place I could think of that he might have taken them. His resources were endless though, and it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Mullins and Evans were working on it, but there was only so much they could do without sounding the alarm bells, and then we would have to explain that Cam and Riley were actually alive all this time. Basically, I was on my own, and so far, I was failing miserably.

I spent the better part of the last few months swearing to her I would never let him near them again and somehow I led them right into a trap. That's all this was from the beginning. Robby used me as his alibi to get us into town, and then his plan unfolded. He knew he could get a mistrial called and knew the judge would grant him bail. It was absolutely disgusting how this guy was able to get away with his shit. When I finally got my hands on him, I would relish in every second of making him hurt, and feel just as scared and worthless as he'd made Cam feel. I only hoped I would find him soon enough.

"Derek, we're going to find them, okay?" Will tried to assure me.

"They're probably terrified." I bit my lip, biting back my own emotions. I could only imagine what was going through Cam's mind right now, and that I couldn't be there to calm her was debilitating. She might be dead because I hadn't been able to keep my promise to her.

"I called Cole. He's going to come with us just in case." Will was taking charge and trying to keep me focused here. Now wasn't the time to lose sight of what was important. I could make it up to Camryn if I could just bring them home safely. That was a big IF.

Robby was unhinged, and he had my girls. They were in incredible danger, and there was no telling what he might do if he felt desperate or cornered. I'd only had them a few short months—nowhere near long enough. I was planning a life with them, and now suddenly, the carpet was ripped out from underneath us. My life didn't even make sense anymore without Cam and Riley in it.

"Where do we start?" I said, ready to get to work. I was no use to either of them if I let my emotions get the best of me right now. I had to stay focused.

Camryn

When Robby finally left me alone, I was crumpled up in a mess on the floor. He hadn't taken it easy on me for our first altercation in months. My clothes were in shambles and I was a bloody mess. My entire body felt like it might fall apart if I moved the wrong way. He kicked and punched and thrashed me around like a rag doll until I was almost begging him to kill me. I couldn't talk, I couldn't stand, I could hardly breathe, and I knew he was just getting started.

I had no idea where he'd gone or when he would be back, just that I was locked in this room with no way of getting out besides jumping out of the third-story window. I was in so much pain that, for a second, I contemplated it. I quickly pushed those thoughts out of my mind, though. I had to stay strong for Riley. She was somewhere in this house and I hoped and prayed he wasn't hurting her. I was completely helpless, just the way he liked me.

He ripped my clothes to shreds, so I had searched the closet for a t-shirt I could at least cover myself up with. I slipped it on and then laid down on the bed as carefully as I could and sobbed. Just twelve hours ago, Riley and I were safe inside Derek's apartment. God, how quickly things had changed. I was so stupid to fall for that text. It came from his phone, but I knew Derek usually called. I should have waited or asked him to come upstairs instead of serving myself and my daughter up on a silver platter for this absolute monster.

I heard the lock on the door turn and was surprised to see my mother-in-law walk in. She didn't say a word, but walked toward me on the bed and handed me two Tylenol pills and a glass of water.

"Here," she said, thrusting them towards me when I hesitated. "This will help with the pain."

"Where's Riley?" I asked, my voice hoarse. I took them from her, making sure they were really pain killers and then swallowed them.

"She's with Sid. Robby won't lay a hand on her. I won't let him." She said, frowning.

"But you'll let him do this to me?" I let out a sharp laugh. "You guys are disgusting. You're no better than him and if you think you're going to get away with this..."

"Camryn, I learned a long time ago that people like Sid and Robby can't be stopped. It's best to not get in their way. It would do you well to learn that, too."

"I'll die before I will ever be with your son again." I snapped. I wasn't the same completely broken and battered woman I was before. Being with Derek had given me a new sense of confidence, and I wasn't about to let Robby or his parents beat me into complete submission again.

She looked at me with sympathy and then turned away. "You should have stayed away when you had the chance."

She got up slowly and headed for the door. "I'll bring you something to eat a little later."

I was speechless as she walked into the hallway and then Robby appeared.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"You nearly killed her, Robby. I brought her some painkillers and water." She said.

"You think I care? I know I nearly killed her. Bitch deserves it and much worse. You're just as worthless as she is."

I had never heard Robby speak to his mother that way, and it caught me off guard. I never noticed it before, but his mom was in the same position I was. Sid, and now her son, treated her the same way.

"Your father and I are going away for a few days. I want this mess cleaned up and out of my house by then." She said, glancing back one more time over her shoulder.

Robby snickered and then came into the room. "Glad to see you got some of your energy back. It's really not as fun when you don't fight back. You know I've always liked your spicy side, Cam."

"What do you want, Robby?" I said. "You want to kill me? Is that it? Will that make you happy?"

He rolled his eyes. "I want you to suffer like I have Camryn. For months, I've been living in a shitty jail cell on trial for your murder when you've been galivanting around Canada with your boyfriend."

"Every day I was married to you, I suffered, Robby." I snapped, immediately regretting it. I may have had my confidence back, but I had quickly forgotten how important it was to bite my tongue around him.

Robby chuckled, shoving me backwards onto the bed and straddling me. "Tell me, what is it that Derek does for you that I don't?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean..." My cheek caught the palm of Robby's hand.

"Shut the fuck up unless I ask you to speak." He ripped the front of my shirt, exposing my bruised body to him again.

His hands felt like sandpaper on my body and he grabbed my breast roughly. "Did he touch you here, Cam?"

When I didn't answer, he bit into it, nearly breaking the skin.

"Robby, stop!" I shrieked. "Please. I can't take anymore."

"I'm just marking my territory, babe." He forced my legs apart, squeezing my thigh. "How about here? Did he touch you here?"

Tears streamed down my cheeks as his teeth marked all over my body. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to pretend I was anywhere but here.

After what seemed like an eternity, Robby pulled himself off of me and staggered backwards. "I'll give you a little of time to rest, but when I come back, I'm going to fuck you so hard you will never, ever question who you belong to again. I hope that bastard was worth it, you filthy slut."