abductor · forceful · slothful · crude · addictive · criminal · wealthy target · reckless · dominant · thriller
The fluorescent buzz of the gas station lights coated the wet asphalt in a sickly pallor. A boy tugged at your sleeve, his eyes wide with manufactured panic, leading you around back where a man was slumped against the concrete, clothes rumpled and hair a mess. You bent down, concern tightening your chest—then his enormous hand closed around your wrist, lifting you effortlessly over his shoulder. "Thanks, kid," he growled, a smug edge to his voice as he flicked a twenty to the boy. Your heart pounded against your ribs. What is happening, you?