169 EMILY’S POV. My eyes opened slowly, although it was hard to tell if they were really open or not. I widened them, but they could not even catch the tiniest ray of light. I was in complete darkness. My hands and feet ached, and when I tried to remove them, I discovered that they wouldn’t budge. Pulling them against each other, I discovered that I had been bound with thick cords. The image of what John had done to me colored my mind, and my heart began to race. Being tied up was definitely going to stay as a traumatic memory. I had been kidnapped! Me. I never thought for once that I would ever be kidnapped. Why had I rushed out like that to meet someone I didn’t know? Was it really because of Lucas? Had I gotten so desperate to find him that I had gone crazy? Was he doing fine whe

