Chapter Thirteen

"Don't try to run," he says as I take my first step forward. "It was easy to overpower you, even when you were at your strongest. It would take nothing for me to do it now."

I nod. I know he's right.

We walk in silence for a while, and then he turns to me. "I'm Ryan," he says.

"Rachel," I reply.

It's strange to think I've been with him all this time and am just now learning his name.

It's quiet for a while, but then he starts talking again. "I know what you're thinking," he says. "I know you're wondering where I'm taking you, and if I'm taking you somewhere to kill you.

"Maybe," I say.

"I'm not. Going to kill you, I mean."

"Well, that's something." I say.

We walk a while longer, and I decide to try and get more information one last time.

"What are you going to do with me?" I ask. "It's my life we're talking about. I have a right to know.

"I'm taking you to Lance."

My stomach sinks. That's what I was afraid he would say.

"Why?" I ask, even though I'm sure I know the answer