Chapter 9: Hypnotic
“Lay down, try and relax,” I said as I undid the chain around my neck.
Barrett looked at me suspiciously. “What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to try and figure out what happened to Hilary. I’m going to try and find out where she is and how to get her back.” I stopped; I could hear fear beginning to build in my voice. Would he fight me? It wouldn’t work if he fought back, I wasn’t sure I was strong enough to mount his walls, never mind lull him into a hypnotic state. The man was practically a bank vault.
“What’s that for?” he asked, continuing to stare at me, but focusing on the chain I had just removed from my neck.
“It’s a crystal,” I held it up so the pendant swung free and dangled between us. It shimmered in the candlelight. Its light made me hopeful. It was
