I swallowed, the memory thick in my throat. “David somehow found out about my usual coffee shop. He bribed one of the baristas to slip something into my drink when I came in.”
“He attacked you in a crowded shop like that?” she said in disbelief, her voice rising with anger.
I shook my head, feeling the familiar unease creep back in. “No. He lured me to the hotel restaurant. He sent me a message and made it look like it was from you. I thought you’d wanted to meet. When I got there, he ambushed us. He injected my bodyguard with a fast-acting poison, just enough to incapacitate him. Then, while I was weak and disoriented, he dragged me deeper into the hotel.”
Elizabeth clenched her fists, her expression fierce. “How could he do that? Did no one help you?”
“No one knew I neede
