Shadows In Durango

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

*****Sofia's POV*****

I wake up to more pain.

It's sharp and bruising

a heavy throb that pulses from behind my eyes, spreading like wildfire throughout my head.

My whole body feels numb and sore, like I've been through something terribly violent...

For a long moment, I can't even remember where I am. The darkness presses in around me, wrapping itself around my chest and squeezing the breath from my lungs.

I blink back slowly, trying to push myself up, but... something's wrong. My wrists.

They're tied.

Wait... I've been here before...

I'm tied up, again.

I freeze.

A sickening weight settling in my stomach, heavy with the realisation of where I still was.

I struggle, my heart starting to hammer in my chest as I yank at the restraints, but the plastic digs deeper into my skin, and the pain only intensifies.

I gasp loudly, panic rising up fast, the world tilting around me as I thrash against the bed and start to scream hysterically.

I can't breathe. I can't think. My body trembles uncontrollably as the overwhelming feeling of being trapped presses down on me.

Everything was blurry after... after Ashton. Passing out. The car. The conversation. The slap...

I shudder, remembering the coldness in his eyes.... his face coming in to my mind like a crazed stalker.

I blink again, slowly this time in an attempt to calm my breathing, forcing myself to take in the room around me properly.

It's small. Barren. White walls that feel sterile and unwelcoming. A door that's slightly ajar, the faintest sliver of light spilling in from the hallway, but nothing else. No windows, no sounds from outside. Just suffocating silence. This is a nightmare.

I must be dreaming?

overwhelming sense of being completely, utterly powerless... it's all too

convince him to let me go, but how will I do that if he isn't

desperation making my hands shake. It's useless. There's no escaping these stupid

my head, looking around for

then I hear

that could help me break

and locking somewhere

heart stutters in my chest, and I freeze, straining my ears. It's him. Ashton.

to say. What could I say to make

breath catches in my throat as the footsteps

door creaks

Before there he is....

words out. Not yet. My voice is thick, suffocating with

the room, his figure looming

He starts, as I pull my knees up to

it's twisted. Disturbing. And I don't know why, but it sends a

his voice soft, almost too soft, like he's speaking to a child. "You need to calm down now, I don't want to hurt you

confused for a

Calm down?!

me!" I state, the words falling out in short pants, coming to terms with the reason for my thumping headache and for my passing

pit of my stomach, a reminder of

us for the complete experience all

you to listen to me! Stop freaking out! If you calm down, then I'll untie you, how about that?" Ashton tests, dangling the carrot of my freedom in front of me, as I instantly nod at the

loose then I'll at least be free to find an escape... but I have to play my cards right

proven already that he was prepared to be violent and I

now for all I knew, especially with the lack of windows in the room to help me tell how long

passed out for in total I wonder? Between the first time and the second?

gone by now? Were

not when Emma knew I was supposed to stay with

seems to reach his hand in to his back pocket, before retrieving a pair of scissors as my eyes immediately light up with hope. This is seeming to go a little better than the first time

won't try to run or scream anymore... deal? Just let me show you around for a minute?" Ashton continues on, taking his time to round the side of the bed in which I was currently tied to.

in both height and muscle, I would have no chance out running or even

me at

that, he smiles slowly - reaching a hand up to stroke

same hand that he had

his touch as I allowed for him to bask in the silent moment for a few minutes longer - just hoping

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