Chapter 72

• Eliana
• I tried screaming inside my mom's car, but with my mouth taped, the sound came out muffled. My attempts to kick the door failed because my legs were tied and my hands were of no help because they were too bound behind my back. Hot tears blurred my vision, but I could make out my mom's side of the face on the passenger seat.
• "Nobody will hear you, love," my mother mocked, popping her head on the side of her seat and spotting a smirk that sent chills down my spine. I closed my eyes, my future uncertain behind my eyelids, in the arms of my mom and her stepson.