Finding Lily by Emma Shade

Author:Emma Shade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy, witches, vampires, paranormal, Secrets Series
Publisher: Emma Shade
Published: 2014-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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My gut ached and head pounded as though a jackhammer thumped against my skull. That asshole had a fist of iron. After the punch slammed into my abdomen, I collapsed to the ground in the fetal position.

In a matter of seconds my sister, Leslie, passed by and instructed the goons to put me in the car. Although I’m sure she hadn’t meant the damn trunk.

After my valiant attempt to fight off the Enforcers on the way to their sedan, a fist connected with my temple. Stars danced in my vision from the force of the punch. It was all it took for them to throw me into the scratchy felt interior of the vehicle.

The stifling heat inside the trunk was horrid and the aroma of mildew triggered my gag reflex. Tires rumbled as the vehicle traveled along the pavement and low voices spoke from the interior. The muffled sound of rap music filtered into my airless, claustrophobic enclosure.

I wasn’t sure how far we’d traveled. Between the ringing in my ears and the clenching of my gut, I had only focused on the pain for a while. But the thought of Lily and my friends being in danger shattered the discomfort like a brick through a window.

Leslie had purposely detained me to gain the upper hand. But she’d discounted my tenacity and the fortitude to keep my friends and Lily protected. I sent up a prayer that they’d made it without injury. Or Lily captured by the people I’d never want to see her with. It horrified me to think of what they’d do to her.

Concentrating on the mechanism that sealed me inside the confines of the car, I pictured the device in my head. Willing it to move, I imagined the latch sliding over and unlocking the trunk. Just like I’d done before. But apparently the lock was either key only or I’d lost my touch.

Beating on the trunk lid and kicking the back of the seat at the same time, I screamed, “Let me out you sons of bitches!”

The vehicle swerved as it took a sharp turn, propelling my already pounding head against the wheel well. I grunted and breathed through the agony of being jostled around. The car jerked to a halt with a chirp of the tires. My knees hit the back of the seat and head bounced off the edge of the trunk again. I mumbled a curse.

I waited with bated breath for them to open the trunk, surprised they hadn’t tied my hands. It was a mistake on their part. A big one. Power rushed through me in a second flat. My bones vibrated and my blood hummed to life. Crackling flickers of lightning dispersed through my hands and forearms. As the hair on my body stood on end from the electricity, I shuffled around until I could play the offensive once the lid popped opened.

Two car doors slammed shut in succession and the men joked with each other as they rounded the automobile. We’d see who had the last laugh.

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