Caught Between Dragons by Meg Ripley

Author:Meg Ripley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

Becca woke up under soft, plush blankets with her head resting on a memory foam pillow. The pulse of the hangover was a dull throb at the base of her skull; an intense, stabbing pain seared through her eyes, which was only magnified by the brightness of the white light that poured into the room.

Gradually, her mind began to piece the puzzle together and Becca understood that she was no longer on the couch in Alex’s living room; instead, she was in a white walled room that was furnished with nothing more than a bed, a small table and a chair. On the table was a pitcher of water, a glass, one aspirin and her satchel.

In the far corner of the room, next to the only door, she noticed a tripod with a video camera that had a blinking recording light. Cautiously, Becca stood and stumbled over to the table, eagerly gulping down the aspirin and water.

The turning of a key in the door’s lock caught Becca’s attention and she zeroed in on the sound. It swung inward as she retreated to the bed and pulled the covers protectively around her. She watched as a quiet young man carried in a silver tray that she assumed held breakfast.

His slow, deliberate march, shaved head, and military fatigues told Becca everything that she needed to know.

When the door closed behind him, she walked back over to the table. In her satchel, she found her sketchbook and a pen. She scribbled a message on a piece of paper, tore it out of the book and stuck it into the seam where the back of the chair joined the leg. She then positioned the chair so that it was in front of the camera and the video feed could no longer see anything else in the room.

Hours passed. Becca did her best to remain calm by drawing in her sketchbook; a while later, she began to write apology letters.

First, she wrote to Jeremy and explained all of the things she had meant to before she had stormed out on him. Next, she wrote to Jadon, then to Alex and the rest of her coworkers.

Becca had just begun writing to Rhonda when the door unlocked again. She looked up and watched as a familiar figure entered the room.

Nate Stanley walked over to the chair, plucking off the paper before kicking the chair out of the way. Holding her message and waving it triumphantly, he complimented her. “Clever.”

Becca stared him down, too stubborn to give him a response. Unshaken, he directed his attention to the note and read it out loud.

“Jeremy. It’s a trap. Don’t bother coming after me. Take care of yourself. I still love you. Becca.” He turned to meet her defiant gaze as he crumpled the note and tossed it on the floor. “Cute, but do you really think he can resist coming to save you?”

She maintained her silence as he moved closer, waiting for an answer while she bided her time.

“You’re such a pretty little thing,” he told her.

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