Jake still didn’t see his point “And?”
Head still down, Derek talked while he worked. “A few years ago, all of the major rental companies put GPS trackers in their cars. Too many people using fake ID’s to rent them and then stealing their cars.”
After another minute, D smiled and his eyes lit up with excitement. He turned his tablet around for Jake and the others to see. “I know where she is.”
Knowing the others would follow, Jake sprinted to his truck.
Hang on, baby. I’m coming for you.
Chapter 14
The pain was excruciating. In her muddled mind, Olivia wondered just how much one person could suffer before it finally became unbearable.
As a nurse, she understood there were too many variables to accurately answer that question. What she did know was that she couldn’t take much more.
Olivia wanted to think she could withstand whatever else the maniac decided to dish out but knew that simply wasn’t true.
After having walked inside the large, decrepit building, Cetro had used the ropes around her wrists to hang her from a large hook that was connected to one of the barn’s old beams. The pressure on her broken wrist was agonizing, and her shoulders burned from the constant pull. At least the large cut on her arm had finally stopped bleeding.
Olivia had passed out when Cetro first strung her up. Whether from the pain or blood loss, she wasn’t sure. Though, she was awake and alert now, she kept her eyes closed.
Most likely, the bastard would want her to be aware of exactly what he was doing to her. If she could feign being unconscious for as long as she could, Olivia figured maybe it would buy her enough time.For what?
That little voice was right. It wasn’t like anyone knew where she was. By now the hospital would have realized she hadn’t shown for her shift. They may be a little worried when they couldn’t reach her but would probably just assume she changed her mind and wasn’t ready to come back after all.
And Jake...well, he’d have no way of knowing she was missing.
A different kind of pain hit. One she’d brought on herself. She’d been the one to tell Jake not to call or come by. Told him to give her space and not contact her.
I’m so sorry, Jake.
A sob built in her throat. Why couldn’t she have seen what he and her brother had been trying so hard to get her to understand that day? Why hadn’t she realized, then, that Jake had lied because he loved her, not because he’dwantedto deceive her?
Deep down, Olivia had always known Jake would never intentionally hurt her, yet, she’d thrown his betrayal in his face as if he’d done just that.
She’d let her anger and hurt feelings cloud what she knew to be true about the man she loved. And now she was going to die because of it.
