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Mandy looked up again into the cloudless sky, shielding her eyes against the glare of the late afternoon sun. The thought of spending the night out here frightened her. The desert nights were bitterly cold, the nighttime temperature consistently dropping to near freezing.
She no longer had the advantage of blankets to wrap herself in as the approaching darkness descended, and she shivered involuntarily in anticipation of the coming night. Being alone out here with her kidnapper was fearful enough at any time for her but, spending the night alone with him filled her with a dread she fought vainly to dismiss from her mind.
Behind her, low moans came from the rear of the car. She hurt the man badly certain both his wrists were broken. Instinct told her she should help him, but even if s
