Capturing a Unicorn by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eve Langlais

Chapter Eleven

Oliver woke but couldn’t move. Not a single limb. Eyes wide open, he stared at the unfamiliar water-stained ceiling.

Where am I?

Last thing he recalled he was in the valley, Emma was being put on a helicopter, and some guy with a gun shot him.

But not with a bullet, Oliver realized. Which explained the groggy feeling in his mind and limbs. They’d drugged him. Then kidnapped him.

He was a prisoner. Both wrists and ankles were tied. It brought a thrashing panic to his body that got him nowhere.

When he stopped heaving, a dry voice said, “I wouldn’t bother. Jayda is quite good at keeping people restrained.”

“Who are you? What am I doing here?” And the one question he didn’t ask: What are you going to do with me? Because it didn’t take much of a leap to realize anyone who had him tied down probably wasn’t up to any good.

“My name is Doctor Adrian Chimera, and you are here because you poked your nose in places you shouldn’t.” A man stepped into view, younger than the images Oliver had managed to dig up. Somewhere in his early thirties rather than the mid-forties he should have been according to birth records. His hair was dark and lush. His body fit and his gaze sharp. No sign of the wheelchair in his high school pictures.

“If it isn’t Dr. Frankenstein himself!” Oliver couldn’t help the curl of his lip. “What do you want with me? Where’s Emma?” Because he recalled her being shot, and despite their differences, he didn’t want to see her harmed.

“Emma is fine. As to what I want with you, let’s start with some answers.” The doctor dragged a chair to the bedside and sat, looking perfectly comfortable in his button shirt, tie, and slacks. The picture of yuppie elegance despite the surroundings and the fact that he questioned a man he kept unlawfully imprisoned.

“I don’t have to tell you anything.” Probably not the brightest stance to take, yet Oliver wasn’t about to spill his guts. Figuratively or literally.

“Are you really going to waste both of our time? You know you’re at a disadvantage. You’re a smart man, Oliver. I’m sure you see it’s best if you cooperate.”

Cooperating might get him killed quicker. Best if he stalled. “How do you know my name?”

“Emma told us. Says you know quite a fair bit about the clinic. Which is curious since I’ve ensured all mention of it—both physical and digital—was wiped. And what I missed, my friend Marcus here”—he gestured to a large man behind him with surfer-blond hair—“found and eradicated. So how did you hear about me and the clinic?”

“None of your business.” He strained. “Let me go. You can’t keep me here.” Wherever here was. They’d probably evacuated him from the valley in a helicopter, and he’d been sleeping who knew how long. They could be anywhere at this point.

“I can and will confine you until I’m satisfied you’ll keep your mouth shut.”

“That won’t ever happen.” Again, Oliver’s stupidity gene reared itself and he spoke without thought.

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