Chapter 30

I don't know how long we sat on the bathroom floor. I wanted to stay here forever in Kade's arms away from the world. There was a knock on the bathroom door.

"Come on people it's two fifteen!!!" Darby's voice brought me back to reality. Forty-five minutes to go...

Kade sighed and stood up still holding me against him. He opened the bathroom door and carried me to the closet. When he turned on the light the closet was still in tack. I looked at him in surprise. I assumed during his rampage the closet I loved so much would have been the first stop on his wrecking tour.

"Don't look so shocked Addi. I would never destroy something you love." He sat me down on the ottoman, kissed my forehead, and without another word he left the closet. Darby appeared after his departure. Her eyes widening at the closet walls.

"Holy shit..." She mumbled, I laughed.

"Go ahead I know you want to." She went through the racks touching different items. "Why don't you pick me out an outfit?" She grinned from ear to ear. She loved dressing me up. She pulled out a pair of light wash Dior jeans, tossing them to me. I got out a bra and underwear, putting them on. I slid on the jeans. I was standing there waiting for a shirt when Matt came into the closet. His eyes widen at the sight of me and he immediately closed them.

"Shit I'm sorry." He mumbles. Darby just laughed at him.

"I'm sure you've seen plenty of women with less than that on Matt you can open your eyes." He opened them slowly. Darby handed me a white one-shoulder top. I quickly threw it on. Matt let out a breath.

"I came to tell you that Kade just left."

"What the hell? Where did he go?" I questioned.

"I'll give you one guess," Matt said matter of factly. Grant's!

"Why did you let him go?! Are you kidding me Matt he'll kill Grant!" I quickly put on some flip-flops and ran out of the closet with Matt behind me.

"Your not leaving Addi. I promised Kade I'd keep you here."

"Bullshit! He can't be alone with Grant! You don't know what Kade is like Matt! Dar didn't you tell him?!" Panic had set in. If Kade killed Grant he would never forgive his self and it would be all my fault. I have to stop him. Darby shrugged.

"I may have told him a little bit I'm not supposed to remember? The nondisclosure we signed. Matt's not an idiot Addi. Take a look around he knows Kade did all of this!"

"Dar we have to stop him, please. I can't let him kill Grant." Tears began to flood my vision.

"Addi calm down. He isn't going to kill him." Matt replied.

"How do you know that Matt? If Kade loses it there's no telling what he'll do?!" I screamed.

"Because he is meeting the cops at Grant's house," Matt spoke nonchalantly.

"What!!! But there's no proof that he raped me!!"

"Harassment charges Addison. What Grant is trying to do is harassment. Kade's going to make sure he doesn't have any pictures of you. He'll have a restraining order placed on Grant and as long as they don't find anything Grant won't go to jail. He won't be allowed anywhere near you."

A restraining order really? Like that would stop him? Why is Kade doing this just to scare Grant? This doesn't make any sense.

"I don't understand..." Darby looked just as confused as I felt. Kade has already knocked Grant out cold and that hadn't stopped him from trying to blackmail me. Pressing charges would only piss him off further.

"This is the first step Addi. If you have a restraining order and Grant still comes around then it will look like self-defense if anything were to happen...." Matt gave me a knowing look. Oh my god!! He plans to kill Grant!! He just wants it to look like he is trying to protect me so when the police investigation he can say Grant was a threat!! My heart was pounding. I had to stop this from happening. Maybe this restraining order would keep Grant away. Maybe he would give up and move on with his life now. Right?

"Addison just let Kade handle it. He knows what he is doing." Matt gave me a smile of encouragement, that didn't make me feel any better. A loud knocking came from the door of the penthouse. The three of us looked at each other. "It's probably a clean-up crew Kade said he called one." Matt opened the door. He stood there perfectly still staring at whoever was on the other side of the door.

"Matt?" Darby questioned. But he didn't answer. Darby and I looked at each other, then we heard a deep voice. "Move!" Matt backed away from the door slowly turning toward us with fear in his eyes, as Grant entered the penthouse holding a pistol in his hand.

"What the hell are you doing Grant?" My voice came out in a high-pitched squeak.

"I told you three o'clock or else! I should have known you'd send your jackass of a fiancé instead! Get your ass over here now!" He waved the gun around, his eyes were bloodshot, his dark blue suit was wrinkled. He looked like he hasn't slept in days. As scared as I was I really didn't think he would kill anyone. Wait if he was here and he knew Kade was coming, then where was Kade?!

"Grant, just calm down and we'll talk ok?" I spoke quietly trying not to sound like I was scared of him.

"Get over here Addison!!" He shouted pointing the gun at Darby.

"Don't point that fucking gun at her man she is pregnant with my child." Matt glared at him like he was about to charge and knock him down.

"Now Addison or blondie and her baby will pay!!" Grant huffed never moving the gun. I walked without hesitation to his side. He lowered the gun and took my hand in his. "You're coming with me." Darby's eyes meet mine, she looked terrified. I mouthed to her. "I'll be ok." Grant pulled me out of the penthouse and toward the elevator. "Your mine Addison you belong with me! How many times do I have to tell you that before you believe it!" I didn't answer him. I was shaking on the inside and my mind kept going back to Kade...

The elevator opened and he pulled me inside with him. I looked up at his face. I can't believe I once wanted to marry him. He didn't even look like the Grant I knew. "Grant..."

He huffed and looked down at me. "Yes?"

"Where's Kade?" He laughed. A cold sinister laugh.

"Don't you worry your pretty little head about Kade Jacobs you'll see him soon." See him soon? What the hell is he planning? My heart was racing as he hid his gun under his jacket, the elevator opened and he whispered. "Be a good girl Addi." I didn't reply as he pulled me out of the elevator and across the lobby. He finally came to a stop beside his BMW. "Get in baby." He whispered as he opened the door for me. I climbed in, I was trying to put my seat belt on but my hands were shaking so badly I couldn't. He reached over and secured my seatbelt.

"Honestly Addison why are you so scared? I would never hurt you." He looked at me seriously and I sort of believed him. I wasn't worried about me I was thinking of Kade. I hear a groaning sound and I looked behind me to the back seat. My eyes widened in shock.

"Kade!!" I reached back to touch him but Grant grabbed my hand. Kade was laying in the backseat, his shirt had blood on it, his hands and mouth were taped, and his lip was busted. His eyes were closed like he was drifting out of consciousness. "What did you do??!" I screamed at Grant.

"Not much I just gave him a sedative. He'll be fine as long as the two of you give me what I want." He cranked the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

"What is that Grant?! I find it hard to believe that you would do all of this just to have sex with me!!"

He laughed. "I need money. Your fiancé is loaded I'm sure he'd gladly do anything to keep me away from you."

"So what you'll leave me alone if Kade pays you off? Who are you?"

"I'm Grant Archer and I'm tired of working hard for nothing! He took everything I ever wanted away from me because of you!! I just want to get back what's mine. How would you feel if someone took your company? I was about to become a partner until he got me fired!"

"That doesn't give you the right to do this Grant!! Just let us go and I won't press charges."

"I don't care if you press charges. Once I'm done with your lover, I'll have enough money to disappear. Now shut up would you? I won't change my mind."

"I can't believe I once loved you." I spat.

"Me either baby." He laughed. "I can't wait to get my hands on you again you've gotten feisty." I gagged and he chuckles.

"You never complained before."

"I obviously didn't know you then. I actually liked that Grant. If I'd met the real you, you would have never touched me, to begin with."

"I'm still the same person. I have to do what I can to survive now. I can't get a job with a law firm, my name has been ruined. I'm in debt up to my eyeballs even the girl you caught me with wants nothing to do with me. What the hell do you expect someone at the end of their rope to do?"

"Not this!!! There are other ways! Maybe if you'd just apologized to me and left me alone Kade wouldn't have gotten you fired! A public image can be changed in a matter of minutes. Kade could get you another job. If you go through with whatever the hell your planning there is no going back do you realize that!! You'll be a criminal! Kade won't let you get away with this!" The car came to a stop. I looked out of the window. I didn't recognize the neighborhood.

"What's he going to do? Kill me?" He laughed.

"That's exactly what he'll do Grant! He put a guy in a coma for hitting on his sister. What the hell do you think he'll do to you? Do you have a death wish Grant? If you raped me last night that's reason enough for him to kill you!" I eyed him curiously. He took the keys out of the ignition with shaky hands. He was nervous. "You don't have to do this please Grant if you ever cared about me don't..."

"We didn't sleep together and there is no picture. I lied Addi I wouldn't take advantage of you. I just wanted to get you alone. I miss you..." His eyes met mine and as much as I hated him for everything he's done lately I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him. He looked sad and lost, pathetic even.

"If you would just ask to talk to me I may have Grant. Blackmailing me sure as hell wouldn't make me want to talk to you.'

"I tried repeatedly to talk to you Addi. You wouldn't listen to me. I tried to apologize, I tried so many times but you just shut me out. I figured this was the only way you'd listen." Kade began moving around frantically. I looked back at him. His eyes widen when he saw me.

"Kade it's ok I'm ok. Calm down, baby." I whispered to him. He began kicking the back door as hard as he could. Grant looked at me terrified.

"It's not too late to take it all back, Grant. You don't have to do this. I can tell you don't want to do this. This isn't you. You are a good person. You just lost your way." Kade continued to kick, now he was pulling his arms trying to break free from the tape. Grant took a deep breath and sighed. I heard a ripping noise I looked back and Kade had freed his hands. He began pulling the tape from his mouth.

"Fuck." He grumbled when the tape was finally ripped away. Before I could process what was happening Kade had Grant by his throat from the back seat. Grant's face was red and his breathing was shallow.

"Are you sure you don't want to change your mind?" I asked. Grant's hands flew to his jacket and he pulled out the gun. He pointed it to my head and Kade immediately let go of him. Grant gasped for air. His hands were shaky causing the gun at my head to shake. My nails dug into the sides of the passenger seat. My heart was flying and tears began to stream down my face.

"Grant..." I whispered as I looked over at him. Kade hadn't moved. I guess he was trying to decide what to do next. Grant finally met my glaze.

"I'm so sorry Addison."

He threw the gun down on the console and it went off.