Chapter 43

She'd been sitting alone in DREAM until pretty late. Hank didn't come to pick her up tonight, and Ryan had some important meeting to attend, so Chloe had to head home by herself. Holding her car keys, her hand trembled a bit—suddenly, she kind of felt like taking a walk down the street alone. The night wind was chilly, stinging her face a little. She hugged her jacket tighter, just about to flag down a cab, when a big hand suddenly clamped over her mouth from behind. No matter how much she struggled, that rough hand didn't let go, forcing her into the back of a van. Another man, bulky and strong, was already inside. Neither of them bothered hiding their faces—they clearly didn't care if Chloe saw them. "Sit still!" the man in the back barked at her. Then, like he'd done it a hundred times before, he quickly grabbed her phone and anything that could be used to contact the outside, tossing them all out of the window. The windows were tinted so dark you couldn't see a thing, and something