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...

watching him

in on me, placing the

fridge, opening it and revealing a

already thought of

number of bottles alone haunted me, causing for me to gulp in sudden realisation. How long was he planning to hold me down here? If he had stocked up on so many bottles for me? Shivering, my eyes follow him as he grabs

he sits much

reach down for the tray, using my other to lift one of the

whole time that I eat he just watches me, almost mesmerised by my actions as I

know how I'm going to get

He announces, leaning his elbows on his thighs, reaching closer to me as I shift in the

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

down,

What's it been like for you? In town, I mean." His voice is low,

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

swallow hard, my throat dry despite the water bottle he had handed me. "It's been fine," I lie, forcing a smile

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

so upset on that sidewalk, so desperate to get away from me and from everything here." His hand reaches out, almost casually,

of seeing me react. If I show him any fear, if I

upset you by acting off," I manage, my voice trembling slightly despite my best efforts. "I just... needed some

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 way to fix things... is

I was like a mouse that had just been caught by the cat after so

me here to fix our past relationship - he wants to fully control and trap me, feeling victorious in

idea how far

take a long drink from the bottle of water, trying to keep my focus, trying to

I say carefully,

immediately, just watches me with those unnerving eyes of his. Then, slowly, his lips

it or not, I realised he was crazy..." he trails off, before carrying on in his self amusement, "But I wonder how he would feel now after knowing that I had managed to catch his daughter when he couldn't?" He reaches

I'm here..." my voice suddenly croaks, breaking