Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 46

Effie couldn't help but knit her brows. Was she... kidnapped?

She forced herself to stay calm.

Shifting her aching body, she tried to get her bearings. Her wrists were tied tightly behind her back with coarse rope, her ankles bound so she couldn't move. The air was heavy with a damp, moldy stench, laced with the sharp, chemical bite of ether that made her stomach churn.

"Who... who are you? Why did you bring me here? I don't have any money," Effie croaked, her voice hoarse.

She took a shaky breath, willing herself not to panic.

One of the kidnappers, a bald man, snorted. "Cut the act, sweetheart. We know all about that fat stack of cash you just got your hands on. Think you can trick us? You're not nearly clever enough."

Effie's heart lurched. The only ones who knew about the money from selling her shares were Mitchell and Suzan-or so she thought.

The payment had only come through yesterday, and now here she was, kidnapped the very next day.

was fast. Too

her lips together and put on her best pitiful face. "You guys must have the wrong info. Just look at me-my clothes, my bag-together they're not even worth thirty bucks. I just got fired, too. Do I really

men

other one-the one with the scar across his cheek-pulled a small knife from his pocket. Its blade gleamed coldly in the dim light as he slowly brought

play games with us, lady. We've done our

"But if there's no money,

not to look away as she

men were clearly unsatisfied. "What about your family? Surely

anyone left. My mom's gone, and

cash, there's no point in wasting

man nodded, leering. "Yeah, it's been a while

blouse, lingering on her pale skin. He swallowed,

to take some compromising photos. But now, if

her, her blood freezing in her

and over. Think.