DREAM ON (Mark Appleton #2) by Patterson Aaron

Author:Patterson, Aaron [Patterson, Aaron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: action, Adventure, Thriller
ISBN: 9781938426063
Publisher: StoneHouse Ink
Published: 2013-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

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SOLOMON FOUND HIMSELF STRAPPED to a cold metal table in a basement. He could smell the stench of something dead in the room and could hear water. It sounded like it was dripping down the walls, like a trickle from an underground spring. Solomon was gagged. He was stripped down to his boxers and both hands and feet were firmly strapped to the metal table. He was too old for this, and he had definitely underestimated his enemy. Chaos had planned to take him from the very beginning, of that he was sure.

The single bulb that hung from the ceiling turned on, blinding him. Then, he heard the voice of a woman as she entered the room.

“How are you doing, Solomon?” Em walked over and looked down at him. She looked different somehow. Her hair was darker and shorter. Did she cut it? Maybe she was wearing a wig before. “I hope you’ll forgive me for holding you in such a place as this. I needed a location where no one would find you. Now that I have your attention, I’m sure we can come to some kind of arrangement.

“I know what you’re thinking. I am a psycho, you never thought this would happen to you, blah, blah, blah. But, here you are.” Em took out a camera and set it up on a tripod at the foot of his metal bed. She flipped her hair. “You ready to be a star?”

A little red light clicked on and Em stood in front of the camera like a trained reporter. “My name is Chaos, and as you might have guessed, I have your beloved leader, Solomon.” She stepped out of the way as the camera took in all of his shame and the poor condition he was in. He was too scared to be embarrassed. The table covered with sharp instruments in the corner caught his eye, and he could see that they had been used before.

“I want one thing, and one thing only: Mark Appleton. I’ll trade Solomon’s life for Mark’s. I must have him. I will contact you with further details. If you think I am joking or that you can come here and rescue this pathetic man, then think again!”

With one quick movement, Em grabbed a knife from the table and plunged it deep into Solomon’s thigh. He screamed through the gag and jerked away, but the knife remained. She pulled it out. Blood spurted from his leg, and just before he passed out, she stabbed him in the other leg. Hot searing pain burst up Solomon’s body, and he blacked out with her voice ringing in his ears.

“You have forty-eight hours before I let him bleed to death. I will give you my location and terms in twenty-four.”

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