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Hope sprang up like a fountain

Her heart thudded even faster in her chest

She couldn’t scream, but she must make noise

How?

They’d tied her up so that she couldn’t kick or move All she could do was moan as loud as possible

Please let them hear me

6:36 pm – Friday, city limits, Destiny, Colorado

Cae into Destiny, his ho his teek vacation short Seven days on his solo fishing trip had done the trick He was ready to get back to work

It was late Approaching seven

With another seven days left of his leave, his schedule was clear the rest of the week No hearings No depositions Nothing He’d head to his office at TBK in the ht’s sleep

Hell, I could check es now

His phone was dead

He pulled into Phase Four’s parking lot to hook his cell up to the car charger He couldn’t help but grin, knowing everyone at the co his brother Dylan, saw him as a workaholic He was, of course Work filled his days There was no one special in his life, no significant other Why not work?

There’d been one woot him hard in a split second