Chapter 54 - Cold Dead Eyes

Kylie

I took myself to another place in my mind. I had to for my own sanity. Analiese and I had been having such a good day until he came at us with that gun. We had dropped all of our things on the ground like Edgar demanded, and we got into the backseat where another man was turned towards us, also holding a gun. The windows were tinted darkly, so we couldn't see out the side windows, but I could have sworn I saw Stern take off running in the opposite direction from my view through the windshield. I was in the middle seat, sitting next to the newest gunman and trying not to panic. Maybe it was just wishful thinking that I saw a friendly face at that moment. But I held on to that hope on the long drive almost to the county line (I had recognized where we were from signs along the roadside). If Stern had been out there, the guys already knew we had been snatched. If it wasn't him, how long until they figured out we were missing?

My heart thudded dully in my chest. My palms were sweatin