A strong breeze blew into the dimly lit room as fear gripped Becky’s heart like a vise, threatening to suffocate her. The wind’s icy fingers brushed against her damp skin and forced a gasp out of her.
Becky nearly choked as the musty smell from the dirty blanket filled her lungs instead, but the act was enough to clear some of the paralyzing fear from her mind and limbs.
She desperately drew another deep breath and struggled to bring her cuffed hands under her body to push herself up again. Her mind raced with terror as she knew time was running out. The crunch of tires outside the open door intensified the urgency of her situation. He was getting closer, drawing nearer with each passing moment. Cole would soon be inside, and then all her efforts would have been for nothing.
As fear tig
