Chapter 768

The rooftop wind whipped around Lena like it was trying to slice her open, stinging every inch of her exposed skin. The blindfold over her eyes was tight, her hands and feet bound. "Where am I?" she croaked, her voice shaky, barely louder than the howling gusts.

Her head felt foggy-drugged, obviously. But who'd done it? And why?

The height alone, with the wind howling this loud, told her she was up high. Like, skyscraper high.

Silence. Not even a whisper back.

She wasn't sure what was worse-the idea of being totally alone or that someone might actually be lurking out there.

Then-clang! A beer can hit something nearby, the sound sharp enough to make her flinch

hard.

"Who's there?" she demanded, twisting toward the sound. "What do you

reply. Just footsteps, Slow. Uneven. Each one

want?"

jerking away from

move any farther, you'll fall right off," a

Lena froze..

fingers scrambled over the surface beneath her-a ledge, smooth and narrow. The realization hit like a punch to the gut. She was on

to move, but fear locked her in place. One wrong shift, and

was toast.

she steadied her voice. "Who are you? Why'd

man let out a dry laugh.

tugged at something buried in her memory. She

scrambling to place him, when his voice cut through

my wife and baby. That's

hit like a gut punch. Lena's breath caught as

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