Shadows In Durango

Chapter 112

Chapter 112

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

Every second drags on like a countdown to something inevitable...

I sit back down on the edge of the bed, pulling the cold metal bar out from under the pillow - my fingers wrapping around it and gripping it tightly.

It's strange how something so small can make me feel a sliver of control in this hell hole.

My heart thuds painfully in my chest, loud enough that I'm sure Ashton will hear it the moment he steps through that basement door.

The room is too quiet.

The silence makes every sound sharper - the dripping of the water from the faucet in the bathroom, the soft shuffle of the bed sheet, the rustle of the cheap fabric clinging on to my skin.

My hands are slick with sweat, and I keep wiping them on the scratchy material as if trying to erase the fear from my palms. But I can't erase the fear, can I? Not when it's clawing at me, wrapping its icy fingers around my throat every time I think of what could happen next.

He's going to come back soon.

I know it.

The way he looked at me before he left... that sick, twisted smirk like he's already won me over with this.

But he hasn't.

I look over at the pillow where I've hidden the hairpin, knowing that it's still under there, waiting for me to put it to good use.

It's not much, but it's sharp enough to hurt him if I can get close enough to the right spots and the bar in my hand? It feels heavier with each passing second, like a lifeline.

I don't know what I'll do when he walks in-no, actually, I do know...

I'll fight with everything I have.

Because I have to.

Because if I don't, he'll take everything from me.

My body. My mind. My sanity. He's already stolen so much from me in the past, and I can't let him take any more.

I can't let him win, not when I've been on the run for so long, doing so much better for myself.

Maybe I should hide somewhere? Catch him off guard in my attack?

I glance around at my bare surroundings, before standing to move towards the dresser, managing to squeeze myself in behind it.

My body feels electric with tension, every muscle coiled tight as I wait and wait for him to arrive.

but I know it won't stay that

stay focused. I need to be ready for

after long stretching

of keys

heart leaps up into my throat, the sound enough to send a fresh wave of panic coursing through my veins. I press myself back against the dresser, out of sight but close enough to pounce when he enters. My grip on the bar tightens until my knuckles ache, but I welcome the pain. It grounds

at least

descending down the staircase

Slow.

Deliberate.

closer than the last as he whistles out a sickening tune in to the empty space, echoing his

for a second as I feel my lip quiver, trying to steady

how scared I am. Not

I won't break

on me?" He suddenly calls out to me, seeming to head for the bedroom next

drying lips, shuffling slightly to prepare

is pushed open fully, causing me to

He's here...

feel the pulse pounding in my ears, the adrenaline

This is it...

the moment I've been waiting for

But I'm ready.

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I have to be.

it, to catch him off guard as he doesn't seem to be

sounds small, weaker than I want it to, but it's enough to make him stop, to make him look around the room,

animal. "I brought you some snacks.

Starving...

word hangs in the air

control here, that I'm just going to sit here and

Not this time.

him walking further into the room, hear the soft thud of something - probably the

still hasn't seen me yet but he knows I'm

a little longer.

steps closer

him now, the sickening scent of cologne and sweat

"You know I just want to take

but himself. My fingers flex around the metal bar again, feeling the cold weight

floor, and I know he's near the

That's when I strike.

from behind the dresser, swinging the

shock on his face is satisfying for half a second before the metal connects with his

I swing again, aiming for his head this time, but he's faster than I expect, grabbing my wrist with a strength that makes me

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