Page 218 of The Dark Stranger


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My hands curlinto fists.

"How long until we land?" I ask.

My voice is deadly calm.

"Twenty minutes," Jace says.

"Too long."

"I'll call ahead," Jace says.

"Get the team mobilized."

"We'll be ready to move the second we touch down."

I nod.

But I can't speak.

Because all I can see is Becca.

Alone.

Scared.

In Lionetti's hands.

And I wasn't there to stop it.

I'm coming, Becca.

I'm coming.

And God help anyone who's touched you.

22

Becca

I wake up I wake up slowly, my head is pounding, throbbing.

I try to move.

Can’t.

My wrists are bound behind my back, rope pulled tight enough to cut into my skin.

I’m sitting in a chair.

I blink, trying to focus.

The room is small, with concrete walls and a single flickering bulb overhead. It smells like salt, fish, and oil.

A dock office.

I hear footsteps.

The door opens.