She struggled, kicked at their legs and lashed out with her arms. She clawed at one of the skeleton masks, and it came off in her hands. She found herself staring into flat, dark eyes above a sneering mouth and hatchet jaw. A cruel face—this man would show no mercy.
Her vision blurred. She was losing her grip on consciousness.
In half-awake glimpses, she saw another man come closer and shove one of the skeletons. It was her pirate. He demanded they release her. She tried to warn him that these were violent men, but her throat closed. She couldn’t make a sound. The pirate attacked the others. She thought he had a stun gun but really couldn’t tell.
When the skeleton let go of her arm, she fell onto the grass and desperately crawled. Her head was spinning. Her body was numb. She had to escape. One of the skeletons kicked her. She barely felt the pain.
Alyssa staggered to her feet, concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other. Her legs were rubber bands, incapable of supporting her. She fell again.
The next thing she knew, she’d been flung over someone’s shoulder and was being carried. She attempted to wriggle free but couldn’t move. Her last reserve of strength drained from her, and she went limp. She was caught. They had her. She hoped it wouldn’t hurt too much when they killed her.
She was dumped into a car seat. Someone reached across to fasten her seat belt. Forcing her eyes open, she saw the dashing pirate. He had come to her rescue. Merci, Captain Fournier.
Copyright © 2020 by Kay Bergstrom
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ISBN-13: 9781488067495
A Desperate Search
Copyright © 2020 by Marilyn Medlock Amann
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