News reports about women taken and never found rose unbidden in Naomi’s mind. Some had lived with permanent injuries for decades. Others had simply vanished.
This place was deep in a remote mountain area. Even if she managed to free herself, she had no idea which way led out. Unknown wild animals roamed the slopes. How was she supposed to leave?
Despair crept in, quiet and cold.
“No. I have to get out of here.”
After assigning people to investigate and track every lead, Marcus Sinclair waited alone in the study for results.
The moment he sat down, restless, tangled emotions forced him back to his feet. He could only pace the length of the room.
He sorted through everyone connected to Naomi, searching for the key.
“Could it really be Ethan Blackwood?”
A second later he shook his hea
