on the floor, then back at me. A strang

rince charming to his little friend to save his

front of me, his fac

nteresting. Let's

whole body te

he declared.

reeled

's the deal. I'm going to let you call him on my phone.

is wasn't about money anymore. This

d dialed Ethan's number from memory.

ke a countdown to m

ri

ri

e ri

st my broken ribs. Plea

h ring, some

el

ice was light, airy, and full of a ha

asked, a hint of an

t was closed tight with a

ckled darkly. "Te

sound. "Chloe... it's Sarah. I need

n the other end, th

ave the worst tim

, already knowing the answer wou

d with a childish pout. "I scraped my foot, and he's taking

sound raw and animalistic. "I've been

apped? Don't be so dramatic, Sarah. You're just tryin

air and a new voice, Ethan's voice, fille

Chloe said you're play

terror. He was ther

This man, he's going to hurt me! Please, you have to he

a cold, hard sl

just spent a week dealing with Chloe's very real kidnapping

ke my ribs!" I sobbed, the pain in my ch

time for this. The wedding is in thirty minutes. You get yourself

before I could scream his name

hung up

is phone, the chilling

of rusty pliers from his pocket.