Chapter 18

After the scene in the private room, Emma didn't see Tyler for a long time. She figured he had finally moved on this time. But the peace didn't last. One night after work, a group of people snuck up on Emma when Michael stepped away for a moment. They smothered her and abducted her into a van. Inside the abandoned chemical plant, the dim lights cast distorted shadows across the metal roof. Emma was tied to a rusty pipe, and her wrist was bleeding from the metal biting into her skin. She stirred awake. Her lips were cracked, and she had a smear of fresh blood on her temple, but her eyes were still sharp. "Give it up. You're not going anywhere." A masked man crouched in front of her, tapping her cheek lightly with a dagger. He grinned menacingly. "We already sent a message to your boyfriend. Now we're just waiting for him to walk right into our trap." She sneered. "You're underestimating Michael." … Meanwhile, the sky above the police station had turned grim. The video from th