“You’re crazy,” Radley said.
He grinned manically.“Doesn’t matter what you think, because you’re never leaving.I’m going to use you until there’s nothing left.”
“No,” she said, yanking at the ropes as she tried to hold up her hands in defense.
“I like it when you fight,” he said, growing more and more excited.“You can beg all you want, slut.You’re mine now.”
Radley screamed as he came for her.She kicked out at him, but he was expecting it and moved to the side, attacking her again.The man’s muscled arm pressed down on her neck, cutting off her air supply.Radley clawed at the air, panicking, her eyes growing wide.
“That’s it,” he said, his dark chuckle the sound of nightmares.“Go to sleep for me.When you wake up, we’ll do this all over again.”
Chapter 23
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BOONE GLANCED AT THEtime again, cursing.Something was wrong—very fucking wrong.Radley had been gone over thirty minutes.He wouldn’t have been overly concerned, except she wasn’t answering his texts.When he tried calling her number, it went to voicemail.He knew she’d taken her phone with her, and the fact that she was still gone meant something had happened.She would’ve responded by now otherwise.
Leaving the camera feed open on his laptop, he shot off a quick text to the team.Might as well loop them in now.In his gut, Boone knew there was trouble.He only wished he’d hustled down to the lobby sooner.
Boone rushed to the elevator bank, glancing at the reply from Holt as his phone buzzed.
Holt:Keep me updated.We’ll pivot and divert our resources to find her if necessary.
Boone huffed out a sigh of relief.At least the boss trusted his instincts.Boone hoped like hell he was wrong about Radley but had a horrible feeling.
The elevator doors opened, and he did a quick sweep of the lobby.Not that he expected Radley to be sitting there, but he had to do his due diligence.His gaze landed on two unattended suitcases, but then a mother and her teenage daughter headed toward them.A few people were in the lounge chairs, in no hurry, and a man walked by talking on his cell phone.Everything seemed normal.
Except Radley wasn’t here.
Boone moved through the front doors, where the cab had dropped them off not even an hour ago.How could things have gone wrong so damn quickly?With a quick glance to the left and right, he decided to head left first.Boone began to circle the building, keeping his eyes peeled for anything unusual.As he rounded the corner, he noted how dark it was.
Shit.
He never should’ve let Radley come out here alone.
It was quiet, too quiet, and his heartbeat sped up.He moved silently, in full stealth mode, but he didn’t think it mattered.