Chapter 1Autumn’s POVOne second I was locking up the coffee shop after my late shift, and the next everything exploded. Shouts ripped through the alley behind me, and boots pounded towards me. A hand clamped over my mouth so hard my teeth cut into my lip and bled. Strong arms hauled me backward into a van.I kicked and twisted, my heart slamming against my ribs. “Let me go! What the fuck are you doing?” My voice came out muffled against rough fingers.“Shut her up,” a deep growl ordered from the front.I bit down hard. The man cursed and yanked his hand away, but another guy pinned my wrists together with zip ties before I could swing. My chest heaved, panic flooding every inch of me. I was twenty-two, barely scraping by on tips and night classes, and now I was being kidnapped.“Stop! Please! I don’t have any money, I swear!” I cried out, legs thrashing against the floor of the van.Nobody answered. The van drove through the streets, tires squealing around corners. Every bump sent
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