In the meantime, though, I have to fight.
All three of my masked assailants have their hands up, their tall, muscular frames carefully circling me as I wield my heavy messenger bag like a flail. I feel strangely powerful. Adrenaline pumps through my veins, but my heart is beating calmly and evenly. I never miss a beat. I never falter for even a moment. I am in total control here.
Finally, one of the masked men takes a dive toward me, but I’m prepared for him. With a throaty growl, I swing my bag at him and hit him hard in the shoulder. He cries out in agony, stumbling clumsily to the ground. His cohorts are so stunned by my attack that they hesitate— and their failure is my victory. I can clearly see the window of opportunity, and I take it.
I drop my bag and bolt in the opposite direction, the keys to my BMW roadster jangling reassuringly in my pocket. I’m running as fast as I can, breathing hard, never daring to look back. There is no need. I smile to myself, knowing that safety is just a few bounds away. I press the unlock button on my key fob over and over again as I run up to the driver’s side door. I fling it open and slide behind the wheel, my hands trembling slightly as I jab the key into the ignition and give it a violent turn. But to my horror, I turn it too hard— and the key snaps in half.
I cry out, my eyes wide as I gaze at the shattered key in my palm. A moment later, the windshield shatters with an ear-splitting crack, and as the shards of glass pierce my face, I am jolted awake.
My eyes round and wide open, I sit there slumped against the muddy wall, my chest heaving as I gasp for breath. I look around myself, my heart sinking as reality comes trickling back in. I’m not on campus in my car. I didn’t defend myself against my attacker.
He won the battle.
He captured me, and now I’m still sitting in this disgusting, dank hole waiting for him to carry out whatever sick punishment he has in mind for me.
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Also by Alexis Abbott
Romantic Suspense:
Hitmen Series:
Owned by the Hitman
Sold to the Hitman
Saved by the Hitman
Captive of the Hitman
Stolen from the Hitman
Hostage of the Hitman
Taken by the Hitman
The Hitman’s Masquerade (Short Story)
Heartbreakeres MC (Coming 2019)
Breaker
Ironsides
Bones
Big Daddy
The Killer Trilogy:
Book 1: Killer for Hire
Book 2: Killer Desire
Book 3: Killer on Fire
Hostages:
Trafficked
Stealing Her
The Assassin’s Heart
Killing For Her
Abducted
Killers:
Hunter’s Baby
I Hired A Hitman
Stepbrothers:
Ruthless
Criminal
Glitz & Grit:
Betting on Love
Rock Hard Bodyguard
Innocence For Sale: Jane
Redeeming Viktor
Sexy SEALs
Sweetheart for the SEAL
Sights on the SEAL
Romance:
Falling for her Boss (Novella)
Most Wanted: Lilly (Novella)
Bound as the World Burns (SFF)
Erotic Thriller:
The Dangerous Men Series:
The Narrow Path
Strayed from the Path
Path to Ruin
About the Author
Alexis Abbott is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author who writes about bad boys protecting their girls! Pick up her books today if you can’t resist a bad boy who is a good man, and find yourself transported with super steamy sex, gritty suspense, and lots of romance.
She lives in beautiful St. John's, NL, Canada with her amazing husband.
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