Valerie's POV
I was shivering at this point, my heart was about to jump out of my chest as he got closer to the kitchen counter.
I held my breath as I could see his shadow from where I was hiding, just two more steps and I'd get caught.
My eyes watered at the thought of getting caught and not getting the chance to leave this hellhole. I closed my eyes and waited for him to grab me when he found me, but his ringtone blared into the silence, scaring the s**t out of me.
“Yes, did you find her?” He asked the person on the phone, and by her, I think that's me. I'll be in a lot of trouble when he finds me here.
If only I could get the chance to leave, he'd never find me.
“Where?” he asked, the eagerness in his time changed to anger,
“I'm on my way” he said in a hard tone, which was fol
