Justice for Hire: A Private Investigator Mystery Series (A Jake & Annie Lincoln Thriller Book 3) by Rayven T. Hill

Author:Rayven T. Hill [Hill, Rayven T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Unlimited
Published: 2014-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

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DAVID HAINES lay on the narrow bed and stared at the ceiling. He counted the white tiles above him for the thousandth time. He always got the same result, but it didn’t matter. It kept his mind off his predicament and helped him keep his sanity.

According to his watch, he’d been confined for almost twenty hours, and no one had been to see him to give him any indication of why he was being held.

He knew for sure it wasn’t ransom. If his abductors had checked out the small house they lived in, or the job his father had, which barely kept food in the fridge, they would know there’s no money to be made. But what could be the reason?

He had held back his tears, and although he struggled with periods of fear, and then anger, he’d been able to sleep most of the night, regardless of the constant bright lights that lit the room.

He thought of his parents. Generally, they were good to him, and the berating he got from his father on occasion, seemed to be of little consequence. He would be overjoyed now to hear his father’s voice.

And the hugs his mother gave him, the times he would push her away when she showed her affection; he would welcome that now. Thinking about her threatened to make him weep. He shook it off, swung from the bed and paced the floor of the small white room.

He had given up hope of trying to escape; the concrete walls and the solid ceiling made sure of that. He had tested the thick metal door, but it was impossible to budge, secured from the outside. He had pounded it with his fists earlier, and shouted until his voice was hoarse, but it had been futile.

Right now, he wanted something to happen. Anything.

He kicked at the wall in frustration and only ended up hurting his toe. He cursed the wall and cursed his captors.

He was hungry, too. He hadn’t eaten since yesterday morning, and that’d been a small breakfast. He wondered if perhaps their plan was to starve him to death.

Would that happen? Would anyone ever come to free him, or would he die here, all alone?

He panicked at the thought, and then fought it off and threw himself onto the bed. He lay there a moment before crawling to his feet and pacing some more.

He should be in school now, and as much as he hated being confined in a classroom, it was considerably better than this place.

He pummeled the door and yelled, “Let me out of here.” His voice echoed in the small space, as if mocking him. He continued to pound until his fists were sore.

He felt a little better. But not much.

He went to the sink, filled the styrofoam cup with water and took a long drink. At least the water was cold, but it didn’t do much for his hunger.

He wiped his brow on his sleeve. He was a little warm, but not uncomfortable. The

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