“You are going to pay for that, bitch.”
Olivia fell to the floor and before she had a chance to scramble away she felt the steel toe boot that David wore connect with her abdomen. Gasping for air, she rolled on her hands and knees and tried to crawl away.
She felt a sharp prick on her neck. The last thing she thought was about how much she loved Miles and hated that she never got the chance to tell him as her world faded to black.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MILES
Miles had done his best to give Olivia the space she needed, but that was stopping now. It was time for him to go get his girl.
It had been almost two weeks since she safeworded him and that was enough time for her to work through whatever turmoil was going on in her mind.
The ringing of his cellphone pulled him away from his thoughts. Glancing down he notices that it’s Emmett calling.
“Hey man, what’s up?”
“Hey. Have you talked to Olivia recently?”
“No, I’ve been trying to give her space and time. Why what’s going on?”
“I’m sure it’s nothing, but Rae said that she missed the past couple shifts at work. Every time she tries to call it just goes straight to voicemail. Was just trying to see if you knew anything before we made a trip over to her house.”
“I don’t, but I don’t like the sound of this at all. Let me see if I can get a hold of her.”
“Sounds good man. Let me know if you need anything.”
Hanging up the phone Miles quickly switched over to call Olivia.
“Hey! You’ve reached Olivia! Leave a message and I might return your call.”
A pit of dread settled into his stomach. Something felt off completely and Miles was trusting his gut on this one.
Miles: She didn’t answer. Something doesn’t feel right about this, so I’m headed to her house now. Meet me there?
Emmett: Yeah man. See you soon.
Grabbing his keys off the hook and petting Diesel on the head, Miles headed out the door.
Thirty minutes later, Miles raced up the steps of Olivia’s apartment like a man on a mission. The closer he got the worse his gut feeling became.
Nothing could have prepared him for the scene he walked into. Unlocking the door and heading inside her apartment, Miles looked over all the destruction that had ensued there.
There were clear signs that something went down there and someone put up a fight, but what could it be.
“Miles? Are you in there?” he heard Emmett yell from the front door.
“Yeah, I’m back here.”
He turned and made his way towards the living room when something on the floor caught his eye. Bending down Miles picked up the tattered remains of Nibbles.
There wasn’t much left of her and he knew it was going to break his Little girl’s heart that her precious stuffie was ruined.
“Miles, what isgoing on here.”
“Emmett, I have no clue, but this doesn’t look good at all. I’m going to call the cops, this just doesn’t sit right with me.”
“Good idea man. In the meantime let’s wait outside for them so we don’t ruin any more of the crime scene.”