Chapter 114

My heart leaps into my throat, blood draining from my face, and I impulsively make a run for it, instinct telling me to get the hell away from this. He hauls me back effortlessly, as though I am nothing more than a piece of paper, and cruelly wraps arms around my upper body.

I try to struggle, turning and twisting to break free and aim a kick at his shin with my full fury and strength, but he’s too strong and fast, grabbing me around the face and waist to get more control and hauling me after the two men in the ally. Lifting me off my feet so I can only kick my legs out and try and buck in his arms. He squeezes me tighter and almost breaks my ribs, suffocating me with the palm pressed to my mouth so I can’t even yell out or bite.

My heart is beating fast, my face aching with the force I am being smothered, as we are trundled into a black car parked in the shadows, and I realize they must have seen her and come around behind us to park here. All the while we were standing