48 Sage –––––––– THEY PUT ME in one of the bedrooms in the cabin and handcuffed me to a metal headboard. “You try anything else and I’m gonna let my guys have a turn with you. Got it?” Preacher snapped. I definitely got it. I nodded. Satisfied, he left the room. As I waited, I could hear Preacher, complaining about his “imbecile” Prospects and how they were going to be dealt with later. Apparently, they’d failed in watching over Trina, which is how the Gold Vipers had gotten their hands on her. Closing my eyes, I prayed that Caden would arrive soon and I could get the hell out of there and never look back. Everything felt so surreal. Things like this weren’t supposed to happen to a soft-spoken elementary school teacher living in Jensen, Iowa. This felt more like some crazy Quentin

