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WITHIN TEN MINUTES, the older man returned and removed her handcuffs and blindfold without saying a word.
“Please,” she begged him, hoping he might have a softer side buried deep down somewhere. “You have to help me. You have to get me out of here.”
He gave her a scornful look. “Don’t think for one moment I am the good guy in this situation.”
She pressed her lips together. “I don’t think either of you are good.”
His head tilted to one side, as if assessing her. “I’m glad we agree on that.”
He turned and left the room, locking the door behind him. The book she’d thrown still lay abandoned on its side, and she picked it up and threw it at the door. It smacked against the wood and fell to the floor.
Lily gave a sob of fear and frustration.
Her cheek still smarted from wh
