Chapter Twenty ThreeIt took Matt a few minutes to slice through the cable ties – although the razor blade was incredibly sharp, maneuvering it in his fingers without dropping it, and getting it into a position where he could cut at the cable ties without being able to see them, was difficult. To make matters worse, he was trying to do it without Collado guessing that something was up. And he was f*****g terrified of dropping the razor blade and losing this one opportunity, he'd been handed. He sliced through nearly every finger in the effort, and his hands grew slick with blood. But he persevered, knowing he had to get his kids and Emily to safety. What he would do after he was freed, Matt didn't know, but he knew he had to do something and soon. Collado had gotten sidetracked and turned

