Ghosted by Pandora Pine

Author:Pandora Pine [Pine, Pandora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

12

Jude

Jude woke to the sound of the outer door squealing as the kidnapper opened it. His head felt like it was stuffed full of cotton. He could barely remember who he was or how he got here, never mind how long he’d been out cold. Whatever drug had been slipped into his food had been much stronger than what had been in his drink at the ball. He sat up and watched as the kidnapper, dressed again in all in black, entered the room.

“Someone’s finally awake,” the modulated voice said. “That was quite a trip to Neverland. Wasn’t sure you’d wake up. Had to guess on the dosage.”

“Cut the shit, asshole. Tell me who you are and why I’m here. You’re gonna kill me anyway, I might as well know the reason why.” Jude felt like he had nothing to lose at this point in the game. He was muzzy-headed, heartsick, and starting to feel a bit hopeless. He had no doubt that Ronan, Fitz and the rest of the Salem Police Department were out searching for him. Unfortunately, there weren’t a lot of clues to help them find him. Even Jude had no idea where he was. He could be in fucking Canada for all he knew. It was only seven hours or so to the border. In that time he could have also been taken to upstate New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, hell, maybe even as far south as Delaware if the traffic was light.

“You always were a demanding fucker, weren’t you, Jude?” the voice asked.

“Yup!” Jude agreed, feeling his spirits buoy. Finally, after all this time he had his first clue. Obviously the kidnapper was someone he knew. Which, considering his former himbo days, and his time working with several law enforcement agencies and law firms, the person who abducted him could be almost anyone. What he needed to do was narrow the field and try to dial in on who this particular fucker was. “The only way to get what you want is to reach out and grab it.”

“Ain’t that the truth,” the kidnapper agreed. “Only some of us grabbed for the biggest prize.”

“What prize?” Jude asked. “Fucking look at me. I’m half-drugged and trapped in a cage, like a lion at the zoo. All I want to do is see my family and eat a fucking meal that won’t make me feel like I’ve been knocked into next week.”

“You don’t consider your family a big prize? That husband of yours? Those two adorable kiddos. All your friends who are more like brothers. I consider that a pretty big fucking prize.”

Jude pulled the picture of the kids out from under his pillow. He wanted to cry just looking at Lizbet and Wolf’s little faces. He’d give anything to see them again, but tears and losing his temper wasn’t going to help make that happen. Jude needed to wise up and stay on his toes. Anything this asshole said could be a possible clue. “My family is the only thing that matters to me in this world.

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