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German held the door open for me and I joined the end of the line.I noticed how out of place he looked amongst the trendy college crowd and had to giggle to myself at the paradox.However, when a group of girls at a table in the corner of the room were all pointing and talking about the handsome biker that had just entered, I was suddenly less amused.
Standing closer to him, I pressed against his back and said, “Thank you for taking me out today.I had so much fun with Kayla and walking around campus.”
German turned and searched my face.He was about to say something, but the woman at the front of the counter called out, “Next!”just then, and we had to shuffle forward.
I ordered my drink first.Seeing the panic on German’s face when the waitress asked for his order, I decided to put him out of his misery and order for him.I got him the same thing as me.The pumpkin spice coffee with sugar, cream, and extra whipped topping.
A good sport to the end, German didn’t even argue or pout too much as I asked for a dash of cinnamon to be added atop our generous piles of whipped cream.
German handed the woman the total for the coffees and I gave him some serious side-eye.I was definitely going to talk to my father about reimbursing him for this kind of stuff.Gentleman or not, his job was to watch me.Not pay for me.
“How is it?”I excitedly asked as I watched him take his first, tentative sip.
I expected him to bemoan how sweet it was, or that he found this girlie drink disgusting, but the man surprised me entirely when he said, “Not terrible.”
I did a little dance on the spot.“You like it!Say it!You like it and you’d order it again if no one was looking!”
I could tell my badass biker was fighting back a smile.“That’s a lie.”
“Liar!”I accused through a fit of giggles.“Tell the truth and shame the Devil!”
German shook his head at my play on words.“I will do no such thing.Come on, we got to head back home.It’s getting late.”
When we got outside, I realized I had to pee and we were an hour from Coldwell Manor.Setting my drink down in the cup holder, I said, “I’m going to use the bathroom before we leave.I’ll be right back,” then trotted back inside.
On my way into the bathroom, I saw a college-aged boy staring at me and pretended not to notice.Why did guys do that?It gave me the ick.Either say hi or leave me alone.Staring without saying anything was creepy AF.Rushing into the bathroom, I quickly did my business and washed my hands.
Just as I finished up and stepped out, I was shoved back inside with a knife poised at my throat.“Shut the fuck up and follow my instructions,” the college-aged creeper hissed into my ear.
Chapter12
“What are you doing?”I squeaked, afraid to raise my voice in case he followed through on his threat.
“Shut up and listen to me, bitch!”the angry man with the knife directed.“You’re going to be a good little girl and follow me outside the back door of this coffee shop.If you scream, fight, or make a scene, I’m going to slit your fucking throat.”
No, he wouldn’t.Not in broad daylight in a place and time where everyone had cell phones.Not to mention all the surveillance cameras plastered around these businesses.He wasn’t even wearing a hoodie or mask for Christ’s sake.How did he think he was going to get away with this?
In the interest of getting out of this bathroom alive though, I agreed.“Okay.Just don’t hurt me.”
“You’re going to follow me out the back of the shop nice and quiet like,” the man coached, as he reached for the bathroom lock.“Once we exit, there’ll be a black van waiting outside for us.You’re going to walk calmly to that van.Do you understand?”
I understood, but I had no intention of following his instructions.I’d taken the safety courses my dad had enrolled me in at sixteen.Rule number one, never go with your attacker.They always tried to take you to a secondary location.That location was always private.Statistically, that location is where the police found your body.I wasn’t about to aid this asshole in making my death a private affair.I was going down swinging!Or, at the very least, I was going to alert German.I was fairly certain he had a better right hook than I did, and I could sure use his superior strength right about now.
My would-be-kidnapper carefully unlocked the door and nudged me forward.I just knew this guy had been sent by whoever had attacked Christine.That fact made me so angry, it was all I could do not to turn and scratch his fucking eyes out of his head!
Calming myself, I began to formulate a plan.I needed a distraction.Something that would make my kidnapper lower his guard.I doubted this man had a gun.And if he did, he wasn’t about to shoot me in the back.The people who’d paid him would get nothing out of the deal if he killed the golden goose.For whatever reason, they believed I could get them what they wanted.Dead, I couldn’t do that.As disheartening as that might be, the odds were in my favor if I took my chances and fled.
The douchebag lowered the knife as he propelled me forward.Jumping when I felt the tip slice through my sundress and nick skin, I knew what I had to do.
“Faster!”he barked in my ear, and I lowered my head into my hands like I was crying.“Stop it,” he demanded, looking around the parking lot afraid I was making a scene.Pointing toward a black van, he said, “Over there!”
When he pressed his knife into my back once again, I jumped.This time, I pretended to get caught up in my flip-flop as I did, stumbling forward several more steps.
“Careful!”the man hissed as he looked left then right to see if anyone had witnessed my clumsiness.
With a few feet between us now, I pulled a roadrunner and sprinted in the opposite direction.I didn’t have that much of a head start, but it was enough to round the building before he got his hands on me.
My lungs burning, I pushed myself to run as fast as I’d done in high school when I’d wanted to beat Karri Masterson in wind-sprints during cheer tryouts for being a total bitch and sleeping with my boyfriend!
