Dark Web (DARC Ops Book 2) by Jamie Garrett

Author:Jamie Garrett [Garrett, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Owl Press
Published: 2016-07-05T21:00:00+00:00

13

Carly

When she woke up, the pain was there to greet her. It came in slow waves, throbbing around her face and neck. Breathing was almost impossible. What little of it she could do was painful and labored. It felt like her throat had collapsed into itself, and that it took so much effort just to pass a little air through the narrow passage.

The light had changed, too. No longer was she surrounded by a beautiful warmth. Now the world was a dull red, as if coated by a dark crimson smear. The sound of a car trunk opening met her ears. She was no longer free and flying. She was abducted and stuffed into a trunk.

There was blood all over her mouth. A rusty taste filled her mouth and saturated every breath. Her nostrils were blocked with it.

Worst of all was her eyes. No matter where she looked, or how hard or often she blinked, she couldn’t see anything but the dark red glow of the trunk light. It was as if someone had slid red lenses over her eyes. She reached her hand up to feel for whatever was blocking her sight, but there was nothing. The world remained a blurry red, and nothing else.

Her head spun wildly, unconsciousness threatening to take her again, when a new feeling arrived. A hot nausea rose from the pit of her stomach just as the spasms started. Carly rolled over just as she started throwing up. Damned if she was going to die choking on her own vomit.

“What the fuck?” someone outside the car yelped. It was a man’s voice—middle-aged, no discernible accent—no one she’d ever heard before. Why the fuck was he doing this?! Had her mother been right about Joan?

His hands reached around in the trunk, fumbling through a mess, and then grabbing at some metal tools. She still couldn’t see him and Carly flinched at the unexpected sound. She twisted away, trying to stay out of reach of the hands that had already done so much damage. It was all she could do. That, and plead for her life.

“Please.” Her throat hurt to talk and all she could get out was a hoarse whisper. “Please stop. Please.”

The sounds of his rummaging ended and his footsteps started again, heading away from the car. A moment later, a loud clang sounded from a few yards away, followed by the sound of a long metal chain clattering, falling down onto itself. There was nothing else. No traffic. No trains.

No other people.

How long had she been unconscious, lying there in the trunk of the car? Damn, she still couldn’t fucking see anything. Despite that, if she wanted to escape—or at least try—then now was the time. Her immediate surroundings were quiet, and she could scramble out of the car and feel her way in a direction. Anything was better than just lying there and waiting for it.

She lifted herself up on trembling arms and had just swung a leg over the lip of the trunk when she heard footsteps rushing back.

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