CHAPTER 28
BACK IN THE underground garage, Ben was still breathing quietly as Black undid the ankle cuff, scooped him up, and carried him into the elevator. Ben wasn’t a small man, but Black’s muscles bulged as he lifted him like he weighed nothing.
“What happens now?” I asked, hurrying in behind them.
“We get him comfortable, and then we wake him up,” Emmy replied.
“Comfortable” meant propping him up on an expensive-looking leather sofa and shackling his legs together. I hated to think what they’d consider uncomfortable.
“Is that really necessary?”
Gideon walked through the door, trailed by Xav. “For a man with Ben’s skills, very much so, at least until we can explain what’s going on. Otherwise, he may be tempted to fight first and ask questions later.”
Could they blame him?
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