The CEO's Entanglement

28 She's Crazy

Elise POV

I really wish I could have gone to that dinner with Morris tonight. Not because I don't trust him but I just felt unsettled when he left. I love spending time with the kids and I would never cancel on Briar and Derek but I wish Morris had canceled. I knew the deal was important, so I didn't want to nag him. We have been in such a better place. He has been making the effort to be home on time and really listening when I have concerns.

I know he is still worried about the visit he had in his office from Loreli and Jules but they have no proof. Unfortunately just the accusations could cause issues for the company and his reputation, which isn't fair. I wish Dante didn't stop me that night at my show. I'd like to have beat the sh*t out of her for trying to f**k my husband and for pretending she did. I push those thoughts away but the worry won't seem to leave me.

I know that despite him hating it Dante will be with him but it's not easing the feeling of dread in my gut. "Mommy, can we make cookies" Emmy says and I smile. "Of course we can. What kind of cookies do you and Kinsley want to make?" "Can we make chocolate chip Auntie Elise" Kinsley asks. "I think we can make that happen."

We start to gather everything we need when my phone dings on the counter. I grab the phone expecting a text from Morris to tell me that he misses me or that the meeting is boring and he wishes he was home but its neither. It's a message from an unknown number. "If you want to save your brother-in-law and husband send help to Warehouse 394 in the industrial district."

The blood freezes in my veins after reading the message. I immediately dial Morris's number and it goes straight to voicemail. My heart drops to my stomach as I dial Dante's number and an unfamiliar female voice answers. "Dante, is a little busy right now. Can I help you" she asks. "Who the f**k is this?"

She clicks her tongue several times before she finally speaks again. "It's very unlady like to speak like that. Being married to a CEO you should have better manners. Don't worry Elise, both men will be unharmed after we have a little fun. We need some proof of your husband being just like daddy dearest," she says before she cuts the line. I start to panic as my fingers dial Dennis. When the call goes right to voicemail I almost pitch it across the room.

"Mommy, are you mad" Emmy asks and I manage a smile. "I'm fine baby girl. Why don't you and Kinsley go play with dolls why mommy calls grandma? Then when I'm done we can make cookies." Both the girls nod and take off down the hallway. I dial Louise's number and pray she answers the phone. Before she can answer Dennis name is flashing on my screen.

I quickly hang up and answer. "Dennis, someone has Morris and Dante." "I know. How do you know" he asks. "I got a text message that said if I wanted to save them to send help to Warehouse 394 in the industrial district. I immediately tried to call Morris but it went to voicemail. When I tried Dante a woman answered and knew who I was."

"She told me that both of them would be released after they had some fun. She said something about needing proof of Morris being like his father. I feel like I can't breathe Dennis." "Don't worry Elise. I have some guys with me. We are going to head to the address. It sounds like one of them grew a conscious but we will have to be careful in case its a trap. I will call you as soon as I have any news." "Thank you, Dennis. Please be careful." Once I cut the call I fight the urge to break into a million pieces.

Morris POV

"Move" the a**hat behind me says pushing me forward. I look around realizing we are surrounded by warehouses. This is like a bad B movie. Meathead has no weapons that I can see but I can't take the chance of them hurting Dante. When we step inside the first thing I notice is Dante tied to a f**king chair. I take a few steps toward him when that f**king b**ch, Jules, steps into view.

My eyes roam over Dante trying to determine if he's been hurt. He gives me a reassuring nod and my body somewhat relaxes. "Now that everyone is here we should get started. Ethan take him to the office that I showed you earlier," Jules says. "You are one crazy b**ch. What do you think is going to happen here? Even if you manage to make it look like he was with that wh*re you took a witness you crazy b**ch" Dante says.

She throws her head back and laughs. This woman is completely insane. She walks until she is standing in front of Dante and her back is to me. The sound of flesh against flesh has me stepping forward but I'm quickly yanked back. "He is just like his father. The world won't believe you because your his brother but they will believe the videos. He can either f**k Loreli or never see his wife and daughter again" Jules says.

"What the f**k? He is not f**king my girl" Ethan says. For the first time since I saw her tonight Loreli looks scared. Jules turns raising a gun I didn't even see she had and levels it on Ethan. "Your girlfriend is a wh*re. She was on board from the beginning with f**king Morris McNair. In fact she wanted him to f**k up his marriage so she could swoop in and become the next Mrs. McNair. She never cared about you," Jules says.

"That's not true Ethan. You know I love you" Loreli says. This is like a bad episode of Jerry Springer. The only good thing is the longer they argue the more time Dennis has to find us. God, I pray he can use the phone I have in my pocket to locate us. As if my thought conjures a call the phone in my pocket starts to vibrate. "What the f**k is that" Jules practically screams stepping toward me.

"Tell me that you were not stupid enough to bring him here with his f**king phone in his pocket" Jules says. "I broke his phone in the resturant. I'm not an id*ot" Ethan says. "Empty your pocket now, Morris" she says. I pull the phone from my pocket and she rips it from my hand. She throws it to the ground and smashes it with her foot. "I swear if I want something done properly I have to do it myself" Jules says.

"What do you think is going to happen here you crazy b**ch? The police are going to come and you're going to jail. Whatever you planned these a**holes screwed up. I'm sure that our brother is almost here by now," Dante says. Something in Jules eyes has my heart racing as she turns back toward Dante. "Do you know that your father took everything from me? He acted like he actually cared about me and then he tossed me aside like I meant nothing to him," Jules says.

What the f**k is my brother thinking? This woman is completely unstable. "Sounds like you were just another pathetic woman who fell for his charms. You knew he was married but that didn't stop you from f**king him," Dante says. "Dante, shut the f**k up" I yell needing him to stop antagonizing this crazy b**ch. "Why should I, its the truth. She slept with a married man and then wondered why she was nothing more than a piece of a** to him," he says.

She continues to move closer to Dante. That's when I notice Ethan and Loreli moving toward the door we just came in. Distant sirens have my heart pounding against my chest. "I thought you wanted to hurt the business Jules. The business my father built. Dante has nothing to do with that. He can't help you destroy Trey's legacy," I say needing to take her attention off my brother. Unfortunately she is solely focused on his words and she doesn't respond to me.

I start to move toward her slowly, praying that I can get close enough before she truly hurts him. She raises the gun leveling it at Dante's chest. "Do you know that he took my baby from me? He killed his own child in cold blood," she says. I'm so close I could lunge and reach her. I'm just about to launch myself at her when she whirls on me.

"You're right Morris. You are the key to destroying everything that ba**ard built. He took everything from me and now I'm going to take everything from him. You'll never get to grow old with the woman you love. You'll never get to watch your daughter grow up just like I didn't. The business will fold without a McNair running the show. I don't care if I have to rot in prision. It's no worse than the institution I've been rotting in all these years" she says.

That explains so many things. "Jules, you don't have to do this. I'm sorry for all that ba**ard did to you but I'm not him." "Yes you are. You are all the same. If it's not Loreli it will be some other woman that will catch your eye and you'll stray," she says. The sound of the gun going off has me closing my eyes. My last thought before I feel the burn in my chest is of Elise and Emmy.