Protected by the SEAL by Lydia Hall

Author:Lydia Hall [Hall, Lydia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

16

CASSIE

“Where’s Benji?” I cry out to no avail. The gang members are being too loud to hear anything I say. I don’t think they would give a shit even if they could. Their rough treatment of me, of my body, is proof of that. I can already feel the bruises forming already, and we’re still moving. They’re taking me outside the hotel, and I hate it. “Take me back, I need Benji. I can’t do this.”

I think they’re taking me back to the jungle, back to where I fought so hard to escape from, and honestly, I don’t know what I’ll do if that happens. If I see that jungle once more, I might give up more than I want to. I don’t know if I’ll be able to escape. I don’t know if I have the inner strength to get away from that nightmare once more, especially alone. I can’t fathom that idea.

But we don’t actually get too far at all. Just outside the motel, with nothing in the background, the men toss me down onto the ground hard. I cry out as my arm gets cut, as the rough ground hurts me, but of course, they don’t care. It means nothing to them if I’m injured. Since they are probably going to kill me anyway, I don’t suppose any more pain matters.

“Now, little Cassie Jones,” the guy with the nastiest smile declares with a delighted smile. “I know that you haven’t been in front of the camera for a little while, but you’re going to have to have another little debut here. Your own little movie, okay?”

“No,” I whisper with a sob. “No, I don’t want to be filmed. Please, don’t film whatever this is. Please, don’t do this to me.”

I’ve never seen some of the horrific murder videos posted online. That’s the sort of thing I would always actively avoid, but now it seems like I’m about to star in one. I can’t stand the idea of my family having to watch me being killed. I know Nick won’t be able to stop himself, and it will destroy him. His mental health will deteriorate for sure. I don’t want that. If Benji survives this, he will see it as well, and he’ll blame himself for the rest of his life. He won’t think that he did enough to save me.

“Here’s a newspaper.” The man throws a brand-new paper at me with today’s headlines on it. “And here’s what I want you to say. I’ll stand over here next to Ted, who’s going to be filming you, and show you on these cards what to say.”

I try to look at what he’s talking about, but I’m too emotional to really see it. My eyes are blurry with pain and tears. “Huh?”

“Are you thick, Cassie?” he growls angrily. “Did you not hear what I told you to do? It’s quite fucking simple.”

Oh, my God. It isn’t a killer video, it’s a kidnapping video. A ransom request. I would love

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