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Story: Devil's Lair
After I showered, I dressed in all black, put some beard balm on and even spritzed on some men’s body spray. Then I went to work.
I attached two simple chains to my bed and found two gym locks with keys. It would hold her, no doubt.
I drew all the blinds and curtains, ordered a grocery delivery and made sure my panic room was well stocked incase I’d have too stash her in there to keep her quiet.
I’d be the good guy.
Her hero.
But if she doesn’t play along I’d be her worst nightmare.
“Crap! You scared the shit outta me,” she shrieked, dropping the old-fashioned key to unlock her motel room.
“Busy day?” I drawled, already knowing the answer. I was perched on a patio chair with my boots crossed while I waited for her to show. “I saw you on the news..
“Really, already?!” She excited grabbed her phone. I swiped it from her.
“We need to talk. Somewhere private, now!”
Her shoulders straightened, her eyes hardened as I took her by the elbow and moved us to to the end of the hallway’s alcove. “Not here, sugar. Too many eyes and ears.”
“I-I’m not going anywhere with you,” she seethed, tugging her elbow free from my grip.
“You will if you want to save you sister’s life and your neck while you’re at it.”
“I don’t believe or trust you.”
“And you do the slick news guy and the sheriff who didn’t search the hiking area until you did? Good luck with all that...,” I shrugged, pretending to walk away.
“Wait,” she whispered, biting her lip in a way that made me want to do the same. I stifled a groan.
“Coming?” I rose my brow.
“As far as the parking lot.”
“We’ll see about that.”
She follow edme as dusk fell. The stones crunched under my boots as I lazily walked to where my truck was parked. Ileaned against the back, took out a cigarette and flicked open my lighter.
“Ew, that will kill you,” her nose wrinkled as I inhaled.
“Everything kills. You stirred up a hornets nest today.”
“I’m only doing something to find Rose, when no one else has.”
“That’s because they already know where she is and who took her. The same people, now have their eyes on you.”
She gasped. Her hand covering her mouth as her eyes widened.
“That… can’t be true?”
“The sheriff has a million dollar house in the mountains with a heated saltwater pool. You think he affords that shit on his 65k plus overtime pay?” My arms crossed over my chest after I took another drag and blew out smoke circles.
“Who? …who has her?”
“Evil people , sweetheart. Men without souls with big pockets of money. She’s due to be sold at a human trafficking auction. You pissed them off… bringing national perhaps global attention to this area. She ain’t the first and won’t be the last girl to go missing. And if you’re not careful, they’ll take you next.”
“I-I need to call…Beck.”
I attached two simple chains to my bed and found two gym locks with keys. It would hold her, no doubt.
I drew all the blinds and curtains, ordered a grocery delivery and made sure my panic room was well stocked incase I’d have too stash her in there to keep her quiet.
I’d be the good guy.
Her hero.
But if she doesn’t play along I’d be her worst nightmare.
“Crap! You scared the shit outta me,” she shrieked, dropping the old-fashioned key to unlock her motel room.
“Busy day?” I drawled, already knowing the answer. I was perched on a patio chair with my boots crossed while I waited for her to show. “I saw you on the news..
“Really, already?!” She excited grabbed her phone. I swiped it from her.
“We need to talk. Somewhere private, now!”
Her shoulders straightened, her eyes hardened as I took her by the elbow and moved us to to the end of the hallway’s alcove. “Not here, sugar. Too many eyes and ears.”
“I-I’m not going anywhere with you,” she seethed, tugging her elbow free from my grip.
“You will if you want to save you sister’s life and your neck while you’re at it.”
“I don’t believe or trust you.”
“And you do the slick news guy and the sheriff who didn’t search the hiking area until you did? Good luck with all that...,” I shrugged, pretending to walk away.
“Wait,” she whispered, biting her lip in a way that made me want to do the same. I stifled a groan.
“Coming?” I rose my brow.
“As far as the parking lot.”
“We’ll see about that.”
She follow edme as dusk fell. The stones crunched under my boots as I lazily walked to where my truck was parked. Ileaned against the back, took out a cigarette and flicked open my lighter.
“Ew, that will kill you,” her nose wrinkled as I inhaled.
“Everything kills. You stirred up a hornets nest today.”
“I’m only doing something to find Rose, when no one else has.”
“That’s because they already know where she is and who took her. The same people, now have their eyes on you.”
She gasped. Her hand covering her mouth as her eyes widened.
“That… can’t be true?”
“The sheriff has a million dollar house in the mountains with a heated saltwater pool. You think he affords that shit on his 65k plus overtime pay?” My arms crossed over my chest after I took another drag and blew out smoke circles.
“Who? …who has her?”
“Evil people , sweetheart. Men without souls with big pockets of money. She’s due to be sold at a human trafficking auction. You pissed them off… bringing national perhaps global attention to this area. She ain’t the first and won’t be the last girl to go missing. And if you’re not careful, they’ll take you next.”
“I-I need to call…Beck.”