Captive
COLE
I took her phone, her keys, and the only key to her door.
Dr. Sofia Rios came to save a poisoned herd. She found her name on a forged certificate and a rifle round meant for her. My orders said contain her. Nineteen years of McCall dirty work said don’t ask why.
I locked her in the line camp and called it what it was. She isn’t mine to keep, and I’m keeping her anyway.
SOFIA
Somebody wants my license gone and me in the ground. The man in their way holds my key.
Cole Barrett says my name before he turns that lock. Then he sits outside my door all night, close enough to hear me breathe, and never once reaches for what he wants.
I wrote the rules of my cage. He signed them.
I asked what he’d do if I climbed the gate. He said he’d bring me back.
I haven’t decided if I’m going to run.
Adults 18+ only.
Content note: this book contains captivity by the love interest, gun violence and injury, stalking, livestock poisoning and animal death, references to a past controlling relationship, and explicit sexual content including consensual restraint. Described spoiler-free. Please check that these themes are right for you before reading.
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