Ben (The 13 Book 4) by Anne L. Parks

Author:Anne L. Parks [Parks, Anne L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fireside Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-10-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The tray of food sat on the round table on the lanai. Mia inched closer, trying to gage whether or not she should risk eating it. She didn’t want to be drugged again. A long, loud groan of protest sounded from her belly. She was hungry—and unable to remember the last time she had eaten. Hell, she had no idea how many hours, or days, had passed since she had been taken hostage.

A white gauzy curtain blew in the breeze from the ocean. Mia tucked it around the tie back on the doorframe, quietly pulled the chair out and sat. The main course was a large salad with grilled scallops and pineapple. She could see chunks of mango and avocado mixed in, as well. All her favorite things. As if someone had made the perfect salad just for her. The smell of sea salt floated on the air in a fine mist that coated her skin. She picked up the fork and knife and cut into one of the scallops, a groan of satisfaction slipped from her lips as the buttery bite hit her tongue. Her brain shut down, and she didn’t think about the consequences of the food being laced until she had eaten every morsel on the plate, and devoured the small glass cup of coconut sorbet.

Sitting back in the chair, she rubbed her full belly, and decided the food was going to be its own drug. Sleep would be a welcome distraction from worrying about Ben and the team, and whether she could warn them before they walked into a trap. Her day had consisted of pacing back and forth across the room, staring out over the ocean, and becoming as familiar with her surroundings as she could.

The massive expanse of grass was bordered by giant palm, coconut, and banana trees. The parts of the ocean that she could see where far away, and she figured she must be high on a cliff. All the more treacherous to attempt an escape—and succeed with her life. The lanai had privacy fencing on the sides, making it impossible for her to see what was on the either side of her. And she had been warned there was an electric barrier across the front of the lanai that would send an electric shock to the collar around her neck if she attempted to step off the patio area.

Walking back into the room, she raised her arms over her head and stretched. A yawn escaped from deep inside. She curled up on the bed and stared out into the increasing darkness of the night as the sun finally set over the horizon. Sleep beckoned her, and she let it pull her into its depths. Being fully rested was the only way to come up with an escape. Nothing would be gained by hashing out a plan in the dark. She needed the light to see where she was and where she could get away. She needed her captor to trust that she was not a threat, and would not attempt to leave.

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