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naked?”
“That’s what I said. She’s too much of a suicide risk. Somehow she’ll find a way to take her gown off and have it around her neck within minutes if I don’t dress her myself. Leave her naked for the world to see.” He winked at Sarah. “I’ll be back soon.” He opened the door to leave. “I’m suddenly looking forward to seeing you again.”
The door was about to close. One of the orderlies lifted a syringe and pushed the plunger a notch. Clear liquid spit out the tip.
“Doctor?” Sarah said as the door finally closed. Williams stuck his head back in.
“What is it?”
“You will die in this room. Come back here at your own peril.”
For a brief moment his eyes flickered. She saw caution, possibly fear.
He smiled. “I highly doubt that.” The door closed.
It all came to Sarah in a rush. She was looking for Cole Lincoln, her old babysitter who had abused her all those years ago. Her search had proven to be a daunting task as she couldn’t find him. And now she was here, waiting to meet the person who, as Williams said, has had his way with you before . That could only mean Lincoln was here and had orchestrated this entire thing.
The needle entered her right arm. She jerked in surprise.
The ankle restraints came off, but she suddenly had no fight left in her. Whatever was in the needle worked incredibly fast.
Now she understood why Vivian said it would all work out in its own time. That was why she recommended Dr. Williams, who was in fact a real doctor as Sarah had discovered through her background checks. But how would Cole know that she would go to Williams and that Williams could be bought? How Cole fit in was a mystery and one she intended to figure out before it was too late.
The pain in her head decreased to almost nothing as a wave of sleep rolled over her.
After what happened to her before she was a teenager and what happened to her sister, she had enough resolve to go after Cole with a fierce vengeance. Lately, with Vivian’s memories haunting her, Cole was all Sarah thought about.
The threat of another event to mirror the past, another rape would be too much. She would be haunted for as long as she lived if that happened to her as she lay helpless, strapped to a bed.
She had all the mental ammunition she needed to go after men like Cole. She didn’t need another event to give her more ammunition.
All another event would do to her …
She lost the thought as her shirt was torn from her body. At some point her wrists were released from the straps. She was completely free of the bed and had no strength to do anything about it.
Her bra was removed. Something cold pressed against her side by her buttock. Scissors. Then her panties were removed easily.
Oh, Vivian … where are you …
Whatever they injected in her arm took complete hold. For once in her life, it was a pleasure to go under. When she surfaced, she would deal with whatever came her way then.
And what was that he said about a dead woman?
But for now, naked in a mental ward, demented caregivers planning their next move, being forced to nod off kept her from ridiculing her sister for not giving her any notice or warning.
What the fuck is this, Sis?
Chapter 12
“We have to get a MacBook Pro,” Aaron said. “And we have to do it immediately.”
They stood at the back of the parking lot in the shade as the Dodge Charger was dusted for prints. The lawyer’s office was closed and Kershaw was waiting for the key holder to arrive and allow them a tour of the premises.
“Why?” Parkman asked.
“Because we have no other leads.” Aaron wiped sweat from his brow and rubbed it on his jeans. “Wherever Sarah is, she needs us. As far as we know, Sarah could be five minutes from here or already crossing state lines. The last clue to where she is will be on her computer.”
“But her computer’s
“That’s what I said. She’s too much of a suicide risk. Somehow she’ll find a way to take her gown off and have it around her neck within minutes if I don’t dress her myself. Leave her naked for the world to see.” He winked at Sarah. “I’ll be back soon.” He opened the door to leave. “I’m suddenly looking forward to seeing you again.”
The door was about to close. One of the orderlies lifted a syringe and pushed the plunger a notch. Clear liquid spit out the tip.
“Doctor?” Sarah said as the door finally closed. Williams stuck his head back in.
“What is it?”
“You will die in this room. Come back here at your own peril.”
For a brief moment his eyes flickered. She saw caution, possibly fear.
He smiled. “I highly doubt that.” The door closed.
It all came to Sarah in a rush. She was looking for Cole Lincoln, her old babysitter who had abused her all those years ago. Her search had proven to be a daunting task as she couldn’t find him. And now she was here, waiting to meet the person who, as Williams said, has had his way with you before . That could only mean Lincoln was here and had orchestrated this entire thing.
The needle entered her right arm. She jerked in surprise.
The ankle restraints came off, but she suddenly had no fight left in her. Whatever was in the needle worked incredibly fast.
Now she understood why Vivian said it would all work out in its own time. That was why she recommended Dr. Williams, who was in fact a real doctor as Sarah had discovered through her background checks. But how would Cole know that she would go to Williams and that Williams could be bought? How Cole fit in was a mystery and one she intended to figure out before it was too late.
The pain in her head decreased to almost nothing as a wave of sleep rolled over her.
After what happened to her before she was a teenager and what happened to her sister, she had enough resolve to go after Cole with a fierce vengeance. Lately, with Vivian’s memories haunting her, Cole was all Sarah thought about.
The threat of another event to mirror the past, another rape would be too much. She would be haunted for as long as she lived if that happened to her as she lay helpless, strapped to a bed.
She had all the mental ammunition she needed to go after men like Cole. She didn’t need another event to give her more ammunition.
All another event would do to her …
She lost the thought as her shirt was torn from her body. At some point her wrists were released from the straps. She was completely free of the bed and had no strength to do anything about it.
Her bra was removed. Something cold pressed against her side by her buttock. Scissors. Then her panties were removed easily.
Oh, Vivian … where are you …
Whatever they injected in her arm took complete hold. For once in her life, it was a pleasure to go under. When she surfaced, she would deal with whatever came her way then.
And what was that he said about a dead woman?
But for now, naked in a mental ward, demented caregivers planning their next move, being forced to nod off kept her from ridiculing her sister for not giving her any notice or warning.
What the fuck is this, Sis?
Chapter 12
“We have to get a MacBook Pro,” Aaron said. “And we have to do it immediately.”
They stood at the back of the parking lot in the shade as the Dodge Charger was dusted for prints. The lawyer’s office was closed and Kershaw was waiting for the key holder to arrive and allow them a tour of the premises.
“Why?” Parkman asked.
“Because we have no other leads.” Aaron wiped sweat from his brow and rubbed it on his jeans. “Wherever Sarah is, she needs us. As far as we know, Sarah could be five minutes from here or already crossing state lines. The last clue to where she is will be on her computer.”
“But her computer’s
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