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ChapterTen
Pain shot through the left side of Rita’s neck.
She moaned and rubbed the spot. Tried to turn her head.
More blinding agony.
She opened her eyes. Darkness. How long had she been asleep?
Was this a hangover? She and her boyfriend often acted like stupid teenagers and got drunk when they spent time together. It was idiotic, but at least it got her mind off her miserable marriage — the worst decision of her life. How had she not seen through Boone before the wedding?
Not that it mattered. Right now, she needed water and a handful of ibuprofen.
Rita sat up. Tried to, anyway. Something prevented her from getting up.
Ropes. They wrapped around her arms, just above her elbows, and at her knees. Fabric covered her eyes.
Gasping, she pulled it off.
The room was bright after having been blindfolded, but it was dim from the black curtains. Light streamed from above them, indicating it was daytime. The walls were as bare as the bed underneath her. Couldn’t see much more without sitting up.
Rita struggled to free herself from the ropes, but they were too tight and fastened out of her reach. She struggled for a better look around the room. Didn’t recognize it.
Where was she? How had she gotten here?
Everything came tumbling back.
Leaving the restaurant.
Seeing him.
She choked on air.
To think she’d once trusted that man.
What was he going to do with her? Why did he have her tied up here?
One thing was certain. She couldn’t afford to wait and find out.
There had to be a way out of the restraints, out of this room.
Rita struggled against the ropes. They burned, even through her clothes. Didn’t loosen.
Maybe she could twist them so the ties pulled to her reach. Then she could undo them and get out.
Run and be free.
She tugged on the rope. Pulled and twisted.
It didn’t budge. Too tight.
He really knew what he was doing.
But she was smarter.
She would get away. Make sure he never saw the outside of a prison cell.
Sweat broke out along her hairline as she fought to free herself. Her breathing grew ragged.
Click, click.
Rita froze. Lifted her head.
The doorknob jiggled.
