Sadistic Mates Chapter 41

Evelyn s POV

Orion ca and picked up, Imogen must have called him because I know I didn t. Getting in the car.

"Are you okay?" he asks but I could tell he missed Thaddeus just as much as I did, he was simply better hiding it, yet I could feel how badly he wanted him through the bond.

"Where is Ryland?" I ask instead of answering I know he already know I don t feel okay.

"Went looking for him" Orion answers and I turn to the window. Ryland did co ho till late that night, waking as he climbed into bed. The warmth of his skin pressed against mine. Rolling over, I nestle into his chest inhaling his scent as he wrapped his arms around pulling closer.

"You didn t find anything?" he says nothing just pulls closer resting his chin on my head.

Orion hops out of the shower, I hadn t even realised he was gone from the bed, his side always felt colder. Pulling the covers back he hops in his cold hands making shiver, not even the heat from the shower cold making him warm. He props himself up on his elbow looking at Ryland.

"Nothing?" I feel Ryland nod and Orion sighs before going to roll away when I feel Ryland s hand move. He grabs Orion s chin pulling him towards him before kissing him. I loved seeing them together, loved the feeling through the bond.

"I will find him" Ryland tells him and Orion nods before laying back down.

"We should go to bed; you still want to see Lana in the morning?" Orion asks.

"Yes, I promised I would et her" I tell him, and he leans over, turning off the lamp before laying back down and snuggling against . All night I tossed and turned I even heard Ryland grunt when I kicked him in my sleep, and he sat up.

"Do I need to restrain you?" he asks, and I yawn fighting to stay awake. I heard Orion chuckle behind Before climbing over and hopping in the middle.

Ryland hops back in bed muttering sothing when I hear his phone ring on the nightstand. Sitting up I rub my eyes yawning. He answers it before walking out of the room.

"Where did he go?" I yawn before dropping my head in Orion s lap and wrapping my arms around his waist.

"He will be back; he just went inside to see Amara," he says.

"Did sothing happen?" I ask.

"Go back to sleep, Evelyn" Orion tells , and I feel the fog creep over , but I was too tired to fight it instead giving in and going to sleep.

Waking up early, I got dressed. Ryland and Orion must have got up early because neither of them were in the bed. Walking inside, they weren t their either. Imogen was the only one ho.

"You re up?" she says, and I nod.

"Where is everyone?" The last thing I rember is Ryland s phone ringing and him walking out leaving with Orion, but even he was gone when I woke up this morning.

"Work and Ryland and Orion got a lead on Thaddeus, so they went to check it out" Looking at the clock, I was ant to et Lana in half an hour.

"What sort of lead?"

"It s probably nothing, I am sure they will tell you when they get back" Imogen says but I could tell she was hiding sothing. Sothing she wasn t sure she was allowed to tell . Knowing I won t get answers from her I give up. I didn t want her to get in trouble for telling and I know she is right; they will tell if they find anything.

"Can you give a lift in town" I ask, and she turns around from doing dishes.

"Where do you want to go?" she asks.

"To see Lana, I am ant to et her at the park," I tell her, and she nods.

"I can give you my keys if you want to go by yourself," I nod wondering if I should ssage Ryland and Orion to let them know. Deciding I should, I quickly pull my phone out.

"I will just ssage Ryland and see if I can go by myself, don t feel like the argunt if he says no."

Imogen nods and I quickly ssage Ryland his reply is quick, telling to ring if I need them.

"He said it s fine" I tell her, and she walks over to microwave and grabs the keys from the bowl before tossing them to .

The trip into the City didn t take long. Once I got there though I received a ssage from Lana asking to et her at her house. I try ringing her, but she doesn t answer, checking Facebook I can see she hasn t been online for a few hours but rember she sent her address on ssenger. She probably put her phone down.

Typing the address into Google Maps I see her house is only ten minutes away just outside the city. Driving toward the address I have to cross a bridge over a river, she wasn t wrong when she said it was peaceful out here. I hadn t driven past a single house and most of the road was dirt. In fact, it actually wasn t that far from Imogen s house instead of turning at the intersection you just kept going straight. After driving for another twenty minutes, I finally pull up to a house. It looked more like a cabin. Had a porch out the front and heaps of gardens. April loved gardening so I wasn t surprised to see it had cottage style gardens everywhere, though it was going to wreak havoc on my hay fever. The place was secluded and from the road you wouldn t even be able to see the property because it was surrounded by trees. A tyre swing hung from the tree beside the house.

Getting out of the car all I could sll was plants and the sll of fertilizer. Closing the door, I walk toward the house and April walks out.

"Hey Evie, she is inside" she tells a bright smile on her face.

"Sorry took a while to find the place" I tell her and nods.

"Yes, I like the privacy out here, Lana was a bit under the weather today, so thought it best she stayed inside, she is in the loungeroom down the hall" she says pointing in the direction. The house was nicely decorated but as I moved further into the house, my stomach dropped everywhere on the walls and furniture were pictures of Derrick, there wasn t a single wall or surface that didn t have a picture of that vile man. I thought I would never have to see his face again, yet the house looked like a shrine, photos of their wedding, photos of them together looking like the perfect couple and I felt sick when I saw a huge photo of the day Lana and I ca to live with them. Stopping, I look at the photo. That was the happiest day. I finally thought I found sowhere we could call ho, little did we know when we took that photo with Derricks arms draped over both our shoulders, that was the beginning of the worst year of my life.

"That was Lana s Favourite, thank god for google pictures, I thought we lost all our mories" April says, I nod feeling bile rise in my throat. I follow the hallway to the end but don t see her. Stepping in, I find the room dark the curtains closed, the TV was off. The house was actually eerily quiet and cold considering the temperature outside. Sothing felt off. Really off and I felt goosebumps rise on my arms and legs.

"Where is she, she isn t in here," I call out to April before turning back towards the hall when I feel a pinch in my neck. My hand going to my neck before feeling a needle stuck in my skin. I pull it out and look up just in ti to see her swing a wooden object at , my head snapping to the side by the force of it when she cracks in the head. My vision turning blurry, and I feel blood trickle down my face from my temple. My head is instantly pounding and my ears ringing before I see the ground rush toward my face before seeing darkness.