Carrie’s POV The masked man stood in front of me, his scarred face partly hidden in the shadows. His voice was deep, sharp, and calm.“Caroline,” he said, his lips curling into a smile beneath the mask. “We meet again.”My heart pounded against my ribs, but I didn’t let him see the fear that was secretly crawling up my spine. Meet again?I tilted my head, studying him, trying to place his voice. He had me tied up, I was basically trapped, he could have killed me by now if he wanted to yet he hadn’t pulled the trigger.“Who are you?” I asked, my voice steady but edged with suspicion. “And how do you know my name?”He chuckled, a humorless sound that made the tiny hairs on my arm stand on end.“Does it matter who I am? Let’s just say…I’m a friend. That’s all you need to know.”A friend? Right. I wanted to laugh at the absurdity, but I kept my face calm.“So what is this, then?” I asked. “Is there some kind of bounty on my head I don’t know about? Are you here to kill me and collect?”
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