Authors: Allison Brennan
Speak No Evil (30 page)
She was petite, and because she recognized him, she wasn’t scared. She even smiled and waved as she approached her car—he was parked next to her, trunk up, pretending to look for something.
“See you later,” she said.
He grabbed her and pushed her into the trunk, hit her once, twice to shock her, then quickly gagged her. The thrill of taking her in a public parking lot, without drugs, just by being smart and fast, excited him. Once home, he stripped her naked and tied her to the bed. “Wake up.” He tapped her. She moaned but didn’t open her eyes.
He slapped her and her eyes opened. Like a bug pinned to a board, she squirmed, realized she was trapped, and fought harder.
“It’s time, Becca.”
She tried to scream.
Speak No Evil
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A Ballantine Books Mass Market Original
Copyright © 2007 by Allison Brennan
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See No Evil
copyright © 2007 by Allison Brennan
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See No Evil
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