I tasted fresh blood. You can’t fall apart. XXNX I stared back up at him wide-eyed, wanting desperately to ask him about my friends but convinced he would shove more than just a fist in my gut if I uttered a single syllable. Her footsteps reported her walking past and circling me before coming to a stop somewhere directly behind me. I had two friends with me!”
The silhouette in the doorway moved toward me without saying a word, its steps echoing on the cold concrete floor like some sort of foreboding drumbeat. Emily!”
The only response I got was the echo of my own voice as it bounced off the walls. No… not frustration – near panic. “The only thing that matters is that we can release you and your friends if you cooperate.”
“You haven’t even given me the chance to cooperate!” I shouted.
