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“When will she be ready?” the otherShe’d never seen him before

“You can take her now,” Cal responded “The sooner I get this debt paid, the better”

Abby paused in shock Did he just say that? Did he actually trade her for money?

“I told her to wait for ourto be over She should be in the hallway”

Shit The panic almost paralyzed her She looked for a place to hide There wasn’t enough time to make it to her car The hall closet was her only option

She whipped open the door and pushed the winter coats aside She huddled in the back of the closet, stilling her breath She inhaled the scent of heavy cologne It had seeped into her cousin’s wool coats She turned her head toward the wall

Maybe if she squeezed her eyes tighter the heavy footsteps she heard would keep walking This was insane She shouldn’t be hiding in a closet But Cal had proic didn’t apply when it caly louder

“Where is she?” he barked

Cal was only feet away from the closet “I told her to wait here She’s in the house The alarm is on, so I know she didn’t leave I’ll check upstairs”

“If you back out, Caltime”

“I won’t She’s here I’ll find her You can take her with you Just calm down”

Abby’s chest hurt fro God, this was a nighth the crack where the door met the floor Her vieas blocked by a shadow

Oh shit

The door flew open The light hit her between the eyes as a pair of rough hands grabbed her shoulders and yanked her to her feet