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Edie listened to the doors close and vehicles drive away. She held her breath. There was no way they left her alone. Not unless they also rigged the building to blow up.
But even that she didn’t trust. Trevor wouldn’t take anymore chances with her.
Edie fought against the restraints, knowing she had to get out of there before they came back or the place exploded or whatever was going to happen next. Her wrists were raw from the zip-ties Trevor pulled too tight, and her brain was already getting fuzzy from the drugs.
She didn’t have long before her body would give up and her mind would go blank. When that happened, she wouldn’t be able to fight anyone.
Edie slammed her wrists against her bent knees, hoping the force would snap the zip-ties like all those videos she watched online. A
