Shadows In Durango

Chapter 106

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

Groaning loudly, I flop back down on to the crummy sofa in the centre of the cold hard basement.

There was absolutely nothing in here from what I could see that could help me get out. Nothing decent to even defend myself with.

It was as though Ashton had already thought this whole plan through to the end - proving himself to be a master criminal at the mere age of eighteen. What a fucking asshole!

I was so upset, so angry at myself for landing myself in this mess. The second he had pulled up in his car I should have ran for the hills...

All I could think of was that I should have told Vincent all about seeing Ashton at school when I had the chance. He was smart, he would have looked in to him right away if anything like this happened to me, but he didn't even know about him being here...

I hoped that Emma would think to tell him all about me running in to Ashton at school, maybe from there he would somehow be able to find and save me?

But I doubt it, I'm being extremely hopeful and extremely unrealistic. For all I knew, Vincent had let me run off in my childish meltdown, not bothering to chase after me like he had done before in the past.

I straighten up immediately, hearing the door unlock from the top of the steps, it creaking open and shining a brighter light down in to the darkened space.

My best chance here is to play along for now...

Make him believe that I'm really trying to work on 'us' and maybe he will trust me enough to take me outside?

Once I can get outside, somewhere public, I'll be able to find help...

"Here we go! Toast and beans!" He announces, as though it were a gourmet meal he had just whipped up, as I crank open a tight smile - with it failing to reach my eyes.

He was dangerous...

But I had to play nice...

is there, any water?" I ask, watching him reach the bottom step before approaching me

up as he closes in on me, placing the tray down beside me on

of answering, he walks across to the fridge, opening it and revealing

he's already thought of

down here? If he had stocked up on so many bottles for me? Shivering, my eyes follow him as he grabs one and closes the door

sits much

for the tray, using my other to lift one of the bread slices - biting

that I eat he just watches me, almost mesmerised by my actions as I fight back the feelings of

don't know how I'm going to get

saw you in so long..." He announces, leaning his elbows on his thighs, reaching closer to me as I shift in

focus on anything but the looming sense of insanity that fills the space between us. The more I try

my skin crawl, but I keep my eyes down, focusing on the toast, trying to force my hands to

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he's waiting for a slip-up of some kind, like he

he had handed me. "It's been fine," I lie, forcing a smile

dissecting every little word, every little movement. The silence stretches out, thick and burning, as

on that sidewalk, so desperate to get away from me

refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing me react. If I show him any fear, if

efforts. "I just... needed some space that night, that's all." It's

satisfied for now. "Space, huh?" He seems to mull over my words, a dark smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "I'll give you all the space you want down here, Sofia. But you know, sometimes the best

words, a sickening realisation sinking in. I was like a mouse that had just been caught by the cat after so many

- he wants to fully control and trap me,

how far he's

from the bottle of water, trying to keep my focus, trying to hold

why I was on the run Ashton..." I say carefully, glancing at him briefly and seeing that his sickening smile had

with those unnerving eyes of his. Then, slowly, his

wonder how he would feel now after knowing that I had managed to catch his daughter when he couldn't?" He reaches out and brushes a strand of hair back from my face, his fingers lingering on my skin in a way that makes my blood run cold. Is he going to tell

voice suddenly croaks, breaking finally