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don’t understand. How did you get here?”
    James stood and paced. “They found us while you were in White Horse.”
    Will’s stomach cramped. What was James talking about?
    “We need to figure a way out of here.”
    “Yeah, good luck with that. I’d settle for a drink of water.” Will’s mouth felt like it was coated in sandpaper.
    James stopped in midpace. “How long has it been since they gave you something to eat or drink?”
    He closed his eyes. “They haven’t.”
    “They haven’t given you anything ? How long have you been here?”
    “I don’t know. I’ve lost track of time. Since they captured me the night in the woods.”
    “The night they tried to take Emma?”
    Will looked up, his mouth gaping. “You know about Emma.”
    James narrowed his eyes, his brow furrowing. “Of course I know about Emma. What that fuck are you talking about? Now answer my question: Did they take you the night they tried to take Emma?”
    “I think so.” James not only knew about Emma but also about the woods. Relief washed through Will like a summer shower, warm and full of hope. It was real. All of it was real.
    “That’s four days, Will!”
    “They threw me in here, waiting for Emma to show up. Guess they forgot to send her an invitation.” Will looked up. “You’ve been here all this time?”
    “Yeah, and it looks like they’ve treated me a hell of a lot better.”
    “Lucky you.” Too lightheaded to stay upright, Will eased himself down. The mattress creaked in protest. “So why are you in here now?”
    “I think they think I can get information out of you.” He lowered himself to the floor next to the bed, resting his head in his hands. “What a fucked-up mess.”
    They sat in silence before James grunted and shifted his weight. “So why didn’t she come?”
    Will hesitated. James just admitted that he was sent here to get information. But this was James. His oldest and most trustworthy friend. “I don’t think she can.”
    James cocked his head. “Why do you say that?”
    “Because she cries for me in her sleep.”
    James stared at the wall by the door. “So you think someone has her?”
    Will’s heart sputtered. First, James wasn’t surprised when Will said she cried for him. Like he thought it was entirely possible that Will would know this. But the second reason caused Will’s muscles to tense. James was nervous. “I don’t know.”
    “She’d come get you if she could, right? Did you guys have a fight? Was she the one who turned you over to Kramer?”
    Memories of the night in the woods flashed in his mind. “No, she definitely didn’t turn me over. She tried to protect me.”
    “How did you find her? After Kramer’s men showed up…” He shot Will a nervous glance.
    “I don’t know. I don’t remember any of it.”
    James’s eyebrows rose. “What do you mean?”
    “It means my memories of her are all gone. Kramer said I’d been with her a month and a half. But I remember standing next to a fire with her and she was terrified that I’d get caught when Kramer’s men showed up. My only memory before that is getting the call to take a job to bring a woman to South Dakota.”
    James’s shoulders relaxed as he released a long exhale. “You don’t remember any of it?”
    Why did James look so relieved?
    “ James is not to be trusted .”
    “Did you hear that?” Will asked, struggling to sit up.
    James reached over and grabbed Will’s arm. “Hear what?”
    “That voice?”
    James shook his head with a wary look in his eyes. “I think you’ve gone too long without eating, dude. You’re hallucinating.”
    Maybe so, but he wondered if he should listen to the voice in his head anyway. “Yeah, good luck with that, although if I have any hope of breaking out of here, I need to get some strength back.”
    James got up and pounded on the door. “Hey, can I get something to eat and drink in here?”
    Within minutes, the door opened and the guard put a tray on the floor, the