Antonella My throat dries. “I’m not being sold off?” “Of course not, dear. You were never going to be.” Did Ryder know this? Since I arrived, he’s been telling me that I’d be sold, yet he doesn’t appear surprised by the news. When I just stare at Dora blankly, she continues, “A very intelligent and resourceful man has attached himself to you”. “Which means that he will have the capabilities to find you once you step foot outside of this property.” That knowledge kicks my heart up a notch, swirling with a burst of excitement. Obviously, Bruce knows how to find people. I assume it’s only taken him this long because I’ve been locked inside a house in the middle of nowhere for over two months. Finding a lead on me is probably next to impossible, but the second they take me out of he

