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?

sense of being completely, utterly

to convince him to let me go, but how will I do that if

this time, desperation making my

turn my head, looking around for

then I hear

all that could

locking somewhere in

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

don't know what to say. What could I say to make him see

throat as the footsteps come

door creaks

Before there he is....

quickens. I want to scream, to yell at him, cuss him out, but I can't get the words out. Not yet. My voice is thick, suffocating with growing fear. "Ashton," I whisper, my

into the room, his

He starts, as I pull my knees up to my chest, shrinking back from

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

a child. "You need to calm down now,

for a split

Calm down?!

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

most definitely concussed, as I felt the nausea sitting in the pit of my stomach, a reminder of all the stress and

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need 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

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

violent and I couldn't risk hitting my head for a third time

now for all I knew, especially with

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

people aware that I was gone by now? Were people out looking for

that I had left town?! Surely not when Emma knew I was supposed to stay with

untying you, ok?" He seems to reach his hand in to his back pocket, before retrieving a

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 knowing that it was in my best interest to stay calm right now since I didn't want to aggravate him

have no chance

teeth, leaning down to face me at eye level

and with that, he smiles slowly -

hand that he had just slapped

could practically feel myself tremble beneath his touch as I allowed for him to bask in the silent moment

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