Chapter 131

• I woke up as the hand encircled my throat and my arm shot out instinctively but was slammed down on the mattress. The room was dark and I couldn’t make out the man’s features and I had to wonder how he’d gotten past Gideon’s men.
• I swung my legs up and flung myself around his midriff and his hold on my neck loosened. I grabbed his arm and pushed it away from my neck as we fell sideways off the bed with a loud thud and I landed on top of him.
• “Fuck Ryder,” I heard his voice.