Chapter 330
The night rolled in like a bad hangover. In some sketchy, half-finished building, Elizabeth found herself tied to a chair. She blinked her eyes open, her chair hanging halfway off the edge. She tried to scream, but her mouth was gagged tight.
Elizabeth glanced around; the place was just a skeleton of a building—nothing but beams and dust. The wind whipped past her ears, making her heart race. “Boss, she’s awake,” someone said.
Then, a thud like something heavy hitting the ground, followed by footsteps approaching from behind. Elizabeth craned her neck and saw a plain-looking middle-aged man standing next to her.
“Well, well, well, she’s awake,” Elijah Nichols grinned, tapping her chin. “What a looker! Rich folks really are different!”
Isaac Hill, Elijah’s sidekick, nodded like a bobblehead. “No kidding, her skin’s so smooth! Just looking at her perks me up.”
Elizabeth scowled at Elijah, her mind racing. Who the hell are these guys? Why’d they tie me up? Who did I piss off?
“Oh, don’t give me that look with those pretty eyes,” Elijah said, pretending to be hurt.
Elizabeth fumed inside. Shouldn’t I be the one feeling hurt? I’m the one tied up here, can’t talk, and dangling over a freaking abyss! My legs are hanging in mid-air; I’m scared out of my mind! Is there even a rope holding me?
Elijah pressed down on her head and ripped the tape off her mouth. Elizabeth yelped in pain! She glared at Elijah and yelled, “Who are you? You dare kidnap me? Do you even know who I am?”
“Look at you, all feisty!” Elijah pouted.
Elizabeth was momentarily speechless. She took a deep breath and asked, “Who sent you?”
Elijah crossed his arms. “Take a wild guess.”
Elizabeth wanted to kick him, thinking, Why is he so damn annoying? Making me guess.
“Ms. Percy, you’ve pissed someone off,” Elijah sighed. He picked up his phone and said, “By ten tomorrow, let’s see if anyone shows up for you. If not…” He smiled and pushed the chair a bit. Elizabeth freaked out and screamed. Elijah said, “That’s the deal.”
Elizabeth dangled there, staring at the rubble below, her heart sinking. So, if no one shows up by ten tomorrow, Elijah’s gonna push me off, huh? “Are you playing some kind of game with me?” she asked.
Elijah grinned. “You’re sharp!”
“Then let me guess, your boss just wants to scare me, right?” Elizabeth glared at him.
Elijah blinked. “You’re really sharp!” Elizabeth smirked. Elijah turned away without another word.
Elizabeth cursed. “You better pull me back up!”
“You just hang tight.” Elijah clapped his hands, looking bored.
This kidnapper was seriously unpredictable. “You should at least call my friends and tell them I’ve been kidnapped!” she shouted.
“What’s the fun in that?” Elijah sat down. The thrill was in the sudden disappearance, to see if anyone noticed.
Elizabeth was speechless. That was over. She only contacted Felix, Lila, and the others when something big was going down. If she vanished for a night, no one would even notice. As for Declan and Rose, if she didn’t show up for a night, they wouldn’t think she got kidnapped either.