Chapter 13. Caught in a Bind

Tanesha watched them go and shivered with dread. For some reason she couldn’t fathom, she didn’t want Skull to leave her alone with the thugs. She saw Mickey sitting quietly in a corner of the room, watching TV. He would turn once in a while to look at her and from those brief looks, Tanesha could tell just how upset he was with her. Well, he could sulk all he wanted, Tanesha thought. She’d been looking out for herself. After all, he wasn’t the one being held against his will. 

One of the thugs who came with Ghost came closer to Tanesha and began to run his fingers through her hair. She felt her skin crawl but didn’t even flinch. At that point, she didn’t really care what anybody wanted to do with her because there was nothing she could do about it. 

“Damn, your hair is long.” The thug breathed. “I thought it was artificial. I wanted to come rip it out.” He suddenly gripped her hair painfully. “And you have such a smooth skin.” He murmured, bringing out his