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A CLOTH BAG was pulled over her head, blocking her view of the outside world, and she was dragged back outside.
Because she’d been held at a port, Lily had assumed she’d end up on a ship, but instead she was thrown onto the back seat of a car. The softness of the leather upholstery beneath her face and body made her want to cry with pleasure after spending so many hours on the hard metal. At least this time she wasn’t being made to suffer the claustrophobia of the trunk. She guessed the reason for the change was that she wouldn’t be kept in the car for long. If they were already at a port, she assumed they’d simply be transferring her to a ship.
Except the car seemed to be leaving the port, the sound of water and foghorns growing fainter as they drove away.
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