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?

my wrists, the overwhelming sense of

stay here, I'll have to convince him to let me go, but how will

again, harder this time, desperation making my hands

turn my head, looking

then I hear

could help me

door closing and locking somewhere in the

I freeze, straining my ears. It's him. Ashton. He's coming

could I say to make him see

throat as the footsteps come

door creaks

Before there he is....

yell at him, cuss him out, but I can't get the words out. Not yet. My voice is

his

starts, as I pull my knees up to my chest,

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

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

blink, confused for

Calm down?!

just slapped me!" I state, the words falling out in short pants, coming to terms with the reason for my thumping headache and for my passing out the second time around - it was all

definitely concussed, as I felt the nausea sitting in the pit

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me! Stop freaking out! If you calm down, then I'll untie you, how about that?" Ashton tests, dangling the carrot of

cuts me loose then I'll at least be free to find an escape... but I

be violent and I

knew, especially with the lack of windows in the room to help me tell how long it

I wonder? Between

by now? Were people

when Emma knew

you to learn to trust me. We will work on it. The first step is untying you, ok?" He 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

I want you to promise me that you 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. I only nod again, already

would have no chance out running or

leaning down to face me at eye level next as I swallow the lump

he smiles slowly - reaching a hand up to stroke my cheek

same hand that he had

in the silent moment for a few minutes

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