Escaping to the CEO

Chapter 15

Cassandra POV

"No, I don't think I will be coming home. I want nothing to do with you? I want a divorce. I want to be free of you."

" Well, well, look at who decided to grow a backbone. And Divorce? No, you won't divorce me. I've been good to you. Gave you everything you could ever want. So no, you won't be divorcing me. Now let's go."

He grabbed my wrist so tightly I felt the bones crack. I tried pulling away, but his grip wasn't faltering. Tommy managed to separate us and get his hand off my arm. Anna pulled me into her arms in a tight embrace. She gave Joe a look of pure hatred.

"Tommy, why is he here?"

"I didn't know he was until I was walking into the hotel, and he came up from behind me. Joe, you do realize that not only are you violating my privacy but my clients' rights, I will be calling Patty in HR."

"Client? She's not your client. She's my wife. She doesn't need counsel representation. And Patty, pfft. She won't do anything to me."

"Joe, let me speak with you over here please. Excuse us ladies, will you please."

The anger radiating off Joe as he walked away with Tommy. We needed to take this chance and get out of here while his back was turned. I don't know how much longer or how much strength I have to keep up with this backbone I suddenly grew.

"Anna, we need to get out of here while they're distracted. We need to get away. Now."

"Alright, let's go."

Anna grabbed my hand, and we headed out of the hotel. A taxi sat waiting at the curb, and she opened the door and we both got in. The taxi started to drive away when Joe stepped in front of it. Placing both hands on the hood of the car. The car halted, and he walked over towards my door. He reached for the handle when Anna yelled, step on it. The driver took off down the street. Zig-Zagging through traffic. We were a few miles away from the hotel when we pulled up in front of another hotel. We waited inside the cab driver waiting for us to get out of the car.

"Now go to Lexington and 5th please."

The same thing, we pulled up to the next hotel, sat and waited for a few minutes, and she would give another address. We did this two more times before we finally pulled up in front of the first hotel we stopped at. She gave the driver a list of four more hotels. She handed him a couple of hundred dollars and told him to stop at each one of those hotels to wait long enough like someone was getting out and continue on. If he did this, there would be more money waiting for him at each stop. He nodded his head enthusiastically and pulled away with his In Use light now out.

"Hopefully he does that."

"Yea, hopefully. Where are we?"

"Michael owns this hotel chain. I sent him a text. He told me to go in and head up to the top floor. The concierge will meet us there with the room keys. We can stay as long as we need to."

"That's great."

"He'll also have some men here at the hotel as well to protect us and escort us to the courthouse in the morning. Tommy has some "friends" here. They're going to take Joe out drinking tonight and, hopefully, he won't make it intime to follow Tommy to the courthouse. Once we're done, we can head back home and let the lawyers work everything else out, until you're needed for the final court hearing."

"I just want to be free of him for good. I don't know if that's at all possible though. I think he might constantly come after me."

"It feels like that now, but I can promise you it won't always be like that. Just need you to trust me."

"I trust you Anna. I trust you."

We went into the new hotel and, like Michael said, when we got to the top, the concierge was there at the door waiting for us. She opened the door and four largely built men were waiting for us just inside. They were all in blue suits, with an earpiece. They all had marine buzz cuts and strong jaws. There was no way I was going to be able to tell them apart."

"Ms. Genovese? Ms. Boyton?"

"Yes?"

"We are the bodyguards Michael has sent to keep an eye on you and escort you wherever you need to go during your stay here in the city."

"Thank you."

"My name is Sully. This is Philip, Adam and Peter. Ms. Boyton, if you give your car keys to Peter, he can go and retrieve your vehicle and park it in a secured garage until you are ready to go home. Which, of course, we will make sure you get there safely as well."

"That's very kind of you guys."

"If you need anything, just pick up the phone and dial *27, which will connect you with our room on the other side of the hallway. We have placed cameras in the room and in the hallway for your protection. We have also gone over this room with a fine tooth comb to make sure you ladies will be as safe as possible."

"Wow, you guys are very good at your job."

"If we weren't we wouldn't have a job. Now, if there is nothing else, we will leave you to what you need to do."

"Thank you. Seriously thank you for everything."

"No thanks necessary Ma'am."

They nodded their heads at us. And Peter took the keys from Anna and headed out the door. I collapsed onto the couch and raised my forearm across my eyes.

"Uggg."

"You are good over there?"

"No, but I will be once everything is over. How do you think Joe figured out Tommy was coming to New York to see me?"

"That I can't answer for you. Once we get Joe out of your life, you can start fresh, one step at a time."

We ate dinner. Anna was texting someone like crazy. I just assumed it had something to do with work. I excused myself and walked into the large bathroom. Inside was a bath tub that I'm sure Nickleback described in their song, Rockstar, because it was definitely big enough for 10 plus me. I filled it up with hot water and added in some Lavender bubble bath. I stripped off my clothes and slid into the water. The heat relaxes away the tension in my muscles. I didn't realize how much tension I had been holding in my body for so long.

I must have fallen asleep. A knocking on the door woke me up.

"Cassie, you alright in there?"

"Huh? Uh yeah, I must have fallen asleep. I'll be right out in a minute."

"Alright. Just checking on you."

The water lost its heat and was now cool to the touch. I dried off with the fluffiest towel I could find and threw on the terrycloth robe that was hanging on the door. I brushed and dried my hair and walked out. Anna was in her PJ's and I started ruffling through my suitcase to find mine.

"Sorry I was so relaxed in there that I must have fallen asleep."

"All good. You were there for close to two hours, so I wanted to check."

"Thanks. I really appreciate it."

I slid on the fluffy pants that had books all over them and the matching shirt that said I read, and I know things. Anna said it's a reference to a show called Game of Thrones. She made me watch the first few episodes. There's a lot to take in with this show. It's like being in the mind of a hoarder and not knowing where to look first.

I curled up in bed. The mattress was so soft and the blankets were all fleecy and warm. I wrapped them around my body and laid my head on the pillow. Everything felt so comfortable about this room. Well, I guess that's the idea. You spend thousands of dollars to have a penthouse room. It better be luxurious and comfortable. I turned the TV on and flipped threw the channels as usual, just looking for something to be on.

I started thinking about how much I missed seeing Eric. I hadn't seen him much over the last week. Anna claimed he was busy and dealing with stuff for work. I understood, but I was hoping to talk to him. I was thinking about how we had spent last weekend together. Wrapped in each other's arms. My hand snuck under the covers and the drawstring of my pants.

My fingers gently touched my nub. I pictured Eric's lips touching mine, his hands touching my breasts, fingers inserting into me and widening me, preparing me to fit him inside. My fingers were doing what I wished his were. My breath started quickening and my heart beat through my chest. My free hand was tugging and pulling on my n****e, as I imagined it was Eric's mouth tugging on and biting on it. My hips started rocking, and I pictured him shirtless above me. Mouth on mine as we made passionate hot, steamy love. I climaxed with his name coming out of my lips.

My eyes closed as I pictured my head laying on Eric's chest listening to his heart beat. That I was safe and free to do as I wished.

I felt the bed dip behind me and an arm slung over my waist pulling me in close to their body. I took a deep breath in and smelled cologne... Joe's cologne. My heart rate sped up, and I opened my eyes to see Joe hovering over me.

"I found you Cassie. Time to go home."

His hand covered my mouth before I could scream, and a sharp needle pricked into my neck and my eyes rolled to a close.