A knock on the bedroom door pulls me out of my own personal hell. Wiping the tears from my eyes and taking a deep breath, I call out, "Come in."

The door opens and shows a weirdly defeated looking Hunter. He shuts the door behind him and makes his way to me. He kneels in front of me and cups my face in his large hands while he studies me and wipes a few stray tears away.

"I'm sorry," he says quietly. "I know this isn't easy for any of us, and I shouldn't have lost my temper and yelled at you."

I cover his hands with mine, relishing the contact. "This is something I have to do, Hunter. I know you'd rather I didn't, but I can't leave my mom there. That's not the kind of person I am. I may be selfish in some ways but never when it comes to my life over someone else's. Especially, over my own mothers."

He sighs and leans forward, brushing his lips gently across mine. "I understand. I don't like it, but I understand why you're doing it." He pauses and meets my eyes, the intensity in his gaze taking me by surprise. "We'll get you out of there as soon as we can."

I give him a sad smile. "I'm not expecting you guys to drop everything and come rescue me."

He narrows his eyes at me. "Tough shit. You're ours, Mercy. Not theirs. They can't have you and I'll stop at nothing to make sure you're back with us and safe. All of us will."

I take his hands and pull them away from my face, placing a soft kiss on the tips of his fingers. "You can't promise me that you'll get to me in time, Hunter. I won't subject myself to that torture again but I can't let my mom take my place either."

"What do you mean?"

I meet his eyes and hold them. "I won't let them rape me, I'll die first," I vow.

His red eyes widen slightly before he grabs the back of my neck and pulls my mouth to his. He devours me with a hint of desperation in his kiss, like this is the last time. A pang starts in my chest when I realize that it may very well be the last time.

With a swipe of his tongue against the seam of my lips, I open for him and his tongue thrusts inside my mouth. Hunter's hand twists in my hair, gripping tightly while he consumes me with his kiss.

Gripping the bottom of his t-shirt, I lift it up and break the kiss and his hold on my hair just long enough to tear it off his body. When he reclaims my mouth his hands reach for my top and in one swift movement he rips it straight down the middle. A gasp escapes my throat at the act.

"Seriously?" I mutter against his lips, trying not to smile when I feel his mouth twitch into a smile.

"You've got other clothes," he replies, biting my bottom lip then giving it quick lick to soothe the sting of his bite.

"So true," I breathe out when my shredded top falls from my shoulders and off my body with his help. He reaches behind my back to unclasp my bra and free my breasts.

He pulls back and the look in his eyes is so hungry that it makes me squirm slightly. I reach my hands out and fumble with his belt buckle and jeans before pushing them down, revealing his rock hard cock.

Holy fuck, he's commando.

He kicks his jeans off to the side and walks closer to me. Pushing me back on the bed he runs his tongue across the pulse in my throat while his hands work to get my pants off. His mouth moves lower as he kisses down my chest to my breast. After undoing my jeans and pulling them off quickly one hand comes up to grasp a breast while his warm mouth covers my other.

I moan loudly when his teeth bite down slightly on my nipple while simultaneously tweaking the other in between his thumb and finger. I thread my fingers in his hair, holding him to my breast. His free hand roams down my side and I shiver at the barely there contact as his hand makes its way between my legs. He slides a finger against the outside of my pussy and I thrust my hips up to meet his finger, panting and desperate for him to go further.

"Fuck, you're soaked," Hunter says a second before claiming my mouth in a hungry kiss and his finger slides inside my pussy, pumping in and out of me in a steady pace.

Our teeth gnash against each other while we kiss furiously, putting all the anger and frustrations from our argument into the kiss.

"Hunter," I pant against his lips.

"I know, you have to leave." He pulls back enough to meet my eyes and murmurs, "I wish we had more time to do this right."

I moan as his thumb rubs my clit and nod my head. "Me too. I need you inside me. Now."

His mouth twitches into a smirk as he pushes another finger inside me, upping the pace. “I’ll be inside you soon,” he assures me. He slants his mouth over mine and kisses me hard while using his fingers to bring me to the edge. My nails dig into his shoulders as my release rolls through me. He swallows my moans with his mouth, never breaking the kiss as he pulls his fingers out and positions his hips between my legs, his hard cock poised at my entrance.

I gasp in his mouth as he enters me in one swift thrust. He pauses, allowing my body to get used to the size of him.

He starts moving slowly once the pain of his initial penetration fades. My hips thrust up to meet him stroke for stroke. His thrusts start to get more power behind them and it doesn’t take long before we’re panting and swallowing each others moans while we do our best to devour the other.

My nails scratch down his back as he pounds into me hard. “Oh fuck, Hunter,” I gasp as I feel him hit as far as he can inside me. A mixture of pain and pleasure swirls through my body as he continues hitting that one spot, driving me absolutely crazy with the need to come.

Hunter reaches between us and starts rubbing my clit with his thumb as his thrusts grow frantic. “Come for me, baby.”

That was all I need to hear to cry out his name as my second release flows through me, my pussy clenching his cock and he pumps hard into me a few more times before he comes with me.

Hunter presses a slow, languid kiss to my lips, making my mouth curve into a satisfied smile. “We’re not letting you go, Mercy.”

I meet his eyes and nod. “Then make sure you find me,” I whisper before nipping at his bottom lip.

“We will,” he swears.

* * *

Hunter leads me out into the living room where the rest of the guys are talking quietly amongst themselves, probably planning for what steps to take when I’m gone.

Warwick is the first to notice us walk in and his eyes flare with heat and a knowing glint as he looks at me. “Everything okay?” He asks, though he clearly knows the answer. Freaking incubus powers.

Hunter nods. “Mercy’s going to take my car and meet with Jerome, we’re going to work out a plan to get her out of there after they bring her to Payne.”

“Why wait until she’s with Payne?” Kai asks. “Why not just hang out while she’s meeting Jerome and stop them before they leave?”

“Because, I’m not willing to chance that they’ll hurt my mother before she’s free of them. I want you guys to get her and my uncle to safety first, then worry about me.” I hold my hand up when their mouths open in protest, stopping them from speaking. “I’m not the same kid I was when Payne had me the first time. I’ll be fine, so long as my family is fine.”

Hunter growls deep in his throat, clear in his displeasure. “I don’t like this anymore than you guys do, but this is how it’s going to be done. We’ll get it sorted with her family in no time, then we can focus on Mercy.”

I flash the guys a smile. “See? Easy?”

Talon snorts and mutters under his breath, though everyone can still hear him, “Easy, she says. Easy, my ass.”

I roll my eyes. “Whatever, Talon. If something happens to my mom, I’d never be able to live with myself so she’s my priority.” I turn to Hunter after hefting my bag over my shoulder and hold out my hand for the keys.

Hunter sighs and pulls a set of keys out of his pocket and hands them over. “Be careful.”

“I’ll do my best,” I say honestly, not willing to lie to him or the others.

War stands and pulls me into his arms, holding me tightly against him. Pulling back he meets my eyes. He brings his head down and gives me a swift, thorough kiss that leaves me breathless.

I blink at him, shocked. I knew that Hunter was totally okay with sharing me, especially since he actually told me so himself, but I honestly hadn’t expected him or War to openly show the others. “What was that for?”

He winks at me. “That,” he says, “was a ‘I’ll see you later’.”

I snicker. “That’s probably the lamest thing I’ve ever heard a guy say.”

War just shakes his head with a small smile on his face and backs away.

Parker and Kai both come up to wrap me in their arms in a hug and Talon gives me a nod, which I guess is better than him glaring at me with so much hostility it’s suffocating. I leave the house and as I’m pulling out of the driveway in Hunter’s car I wave at the guys standing in the window before making my way to the house that I grew up in.