Chapter 20

Amber

Stepping out of work, I inhaled a lungful of air.

Being in an office all day long took its toll on your body, especially when you’re hunched over a desk, frantically typing. The latest story was about a series of kidnappings that were happening all over the towns around ours; it was terrifying that the numbers were increasing daily.

I pushed my hair behind my ear, scanning the streets before heading home.

I hated being nervous in my hometown, especially when the police had zero leads.

They only took women.

Young women.

I swallowed as I neared my bus stop, pulling my thin jacket around me as the clouds let out a splatter of rain.

I looked up at the digital bus timetable that told me the bus was delayed, much to my annoyance.

I kept scanning around just in case any would-be kidnappers were hiding, but the streets were mainly empty.

That’s what you get for working so late, dammit.

The sound of a motorbike peeling d