The Good Girl: Dangerous Duet by Alexa Riley

Author:Alexa Riley [Riley, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0000000000000
Published: 2024-08-27T17:37:52+00:00

Chapter Eleven

KARMEN

My eyes spring open at the sound of rain all around me, and it takes me a second to realize that I’m in the back of a vehicle. I can feel the vibration as it moves quickly, and my mind struggles to remember how I got here.

My head and knees throb, and when I lift my hand to try and rub the back of my head, I realize that my wrists are duct-taped together. The reality of my situation is sinking in, and panic starts to rise in my chest. This can’t be happening. I want to open my mouth and scream, but fear has me paralyzed.

A cell phone starts to ring, and although I want to look around and try to see where it’s coming from I don’t move. I keep perfectly still because I don’t want whoever took me to know I’m awake. My mind races to understand why this could be happening.

“Yeah,” a deep voice says. “I got her.” Then there’s a long pause as he listens to someone else on the other side of the phone. “That’s not part of the fucking deal,” the man says, and he sounds agitated. “Fine, I’ll make the drop.”

He must end the call because he doesn't speak again. When the vehicle slows down to make a turn, I try to track each one. After several I give up because it’s useless. My head has a dull ache and my brain is fuzzy. Besides, I don’t know how many he made before I woke up. All I can do is lie there while the dull ache spreads to all of my limbs.

When the vehicle rolls to a stop and the engine cuts off, I shut my eyes. I force myself to pretend to still be unconscious, but it's partly because I'm scared out of my fucking mind. I don’t want to see the face of the man who took me.

However, a dark-haired man with a gentle smile suddenly appears in my thoughts. When I imagine him, a feeling of peace fills me. His image fades away when I hear voices outside the vehicle, but I can't make out anything they're saying. Tears burn my eyes, and I take a few deep breaths, willing myself to stay calm. I want the image of the man to return.

"Does that shit really mess with your head?" I hear someone ask, and then a second later the doors to the vehicle fly open.

This man’s voice is different from that of the driver who took the phone call. I want to open my eyes and see if I recognize them, but for some reason I know that I won't. In fact, I can’t recall much of anything.

“That’s what he said. Messes with the mind and puts you down.” One of them snaps his fingers. “Like that.”

“How much did you give her?”

I swear I can feel their eyes on me, but I remain perfectly still.

“Just the one shot but she fought hard. She ended up hitting her head on the way down.

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