Chapter Twenty-Three

Ivy

“Look at Miss Ivy, sleeping in the comfort of her own bed, when she should be working for me.”

“Where is my mother?” I asked in a panic.

Mr. Ronan was standing in my doorway alone, which meant he probably had other men in the house dealing with my mother.

“Don’t worry, we won’t hurt her. We need her to pass along a message to my boys, so we need her alive and able to talk.”

“I don’t understand.”

I was trying to blame dumb. I can tell him I haven’t had contact with Maverick or Maddox in weeks.

“I want my sons to suffer. They need to be taught a lesson and I plan on using you to make that happen.”

“Why, I’m not with them anymore. They kicked me out.”

“I’m not stupid!” He yelled. “I know they’re in town. They came to see you.”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

“You don’t have a choice.”

Mr. Ronan snapped his fingers and two men came forward and forced me out of bed.

I tried to fight back by kicking and screaming, but the more I struggled, the harder they held me.

They dragged me downstairs,