Chapter 11 - KidnappedI sat in the pitch-black panic room for what felt like an eternity.
The steel walls absorbed all sound, leaving me alone with my racing thoughts.
My lips were still swollen from his kiss.
My heart hammered so loudly I thought it would break my ribs.
Suddenly, a loud, metallic banging started on the other side of the heavy door.
“Open up, sweetheart!” a cruel voice yelled from outside.
It wasn't Julian.
“We know you are in there, and we brought some C4 just for you.”
Tears streamed down my face.
If they were at the door, it meant they had gotten past Julian.
“Julian,” I sobbed into my hands, praying he wasn't dead.
A massive explosion rocked the room, throwing me hard against the steel wall.
The heavy door groaned, the hinges melting from the intense heat of the blast.
With a screech of tearing metal, the door was pried open by crowbars.
Flashlights blinded me as three men in tactical gear stepped inside.
One of them grabbed my hair, hauling me to my feet without mercy.
“We got the girl,” he said into a radio.
They dragged me out into the living room.
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The cabin was destroyed, covered in bullet holes and shattered glass.
But Julian was nowhere to be seen.
