*Daphne*

The car stopped near an abandoned truck on the side of the road. The big man up front came around the car to open my door and grabbed me as the other captor undid my seatbelt buckle.

I sucked in a breath as the seatbelt that had clung to my throat was finally released. The big man yanked me out of my seat. I was too lightheaded and scared to fight as he walked further from the sedan toward the pickup truck.

“As promised,” the big man said, and ...