There was no reason for him to kidnap her unless he was going to hurt her. Or kill her.
The realization made everything stop. Every movement. Every frantic breath. Her heart raced and bile burned her throat as she stared into those cold, pitiless eyes. With a grunt he slammed the trunk closed, plunging her into a vast and consuming darkness. Rain beat the metal around her like an ominous drum. She was scared of the dark. Scared of monsters. Humiliated by the cold dampness between her legs. How could this have happened to her? One minute she was driving home, the next…
Where was her phone?
She rolled around, trying to feel it in her pockets. Shit. It was still in her purse in the passenger seat of her car. There was a crashing sound in the trees. She closed her eyes against the escalating panic. He’d gotten rid of her car. An elephant-sized lump threatened to choke her. She’d worked her ass off for that car, but finances and credit-ratings were moot if she didn’t survive this ordeal. This man was going to hurt her. She wriggled backward so her fingers could scrabble with the lock but there was nothing, and the panel above her head didn’t budge even when she kicked it. How dare he do this to me? How dare he treat her as if she was nothing? She wanted to fight and rail against the injustice but as the SUV started up she was immobilized by terror. All her life she’d fought to make things better, fought for a future and this man, this bastard, wanted to rip it all away from her. It wasn’t fair. There had to be a way out. There had to be a way to survive.
She didn’t want to die. She especially didn’t want to die in the dark with a stranger who had eyes as cold as death. Tears brimmed. It wasn’t fair. This wasn’t fair.
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Cold Pursuit (Book #2) Cold Light of Day (Book #3) Cold Fear (Book #4) Cold In The Shadows (Book #5) Cold Hearted (Book #6) Cold Secrets (Book #7) Cold Malice (Book #8)
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Other Books By Toni Anderson
THE BARKLEY SOUND SERIES
Dark Waters (Book #2) Dangerous Waters (Book #1) STAND-ALONE TITLES
The Killing Game
Edge of Survival
Storm Warning
Sea of Suspicion
‘HER’ ROMANTIC SUSPENSE SERIES
Her Risk To Take (Novella ~ Book #3) Her Last Chance (Book #2) Her Sanctuary (Book #1)
About the Author
Toni Anderson is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, RITA? finalist, science nerd, professional tourist, dog lover, gardener, mom. Originally from a small town in England, Toni studied Marine Biology at University of Liverpool (B.Sc.) and University of St. Andrews (Ph.D.) with the intention she’d never be far from the ocean. Well, that plan backfired and she ended up in the Canadian prairies with her biology professor husband, two kids, a rescue dog, and one chilled leopard gecko. Her greatest achievements are mastering the Tokyo subway, climbing Ben Lomond, snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef, and surviving fourteen Winnipeg winters. She loves to travel for research purposes and was lucky enough to visit the Strategic Information and Operations Center inside FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2016, and she also got to shove another car off the road during pursuit training at the Writer’s Police Academy in Wisconsin. Watch out world!
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AG: Attorney General
ASAC: Assistant Special-Agent-in-Charge ATF: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms BAU: Behavioral Analysis Unit BOLO: Be on the Lookout
BUCAR: Bureau Car.
CIRG: Critical Incident Response Group CMU: Crisis Management Unit CN: Crisis Negotiator
CNU: Crisis Negotiation Unit CODIS: Combined DNA Index System CP: Command Post
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration DOB: Date of Birth
DOJ: Department of Justice EMT: Emergency Medical Technician ERT: Evidence Response Team FOA: First-Office Assignment FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation FO: Field Office
IC: Incident Commander
HRT: Hostage Rescue Team HT: Hostage-Taker
LAPD: Los Angeles Police Department LEO: Law Enforcement Officer ME: Medical Examiner
MO: Modus Operandi
NAT: New Agent Trainee
NCIC: National Crime Information Center NYFO: New York Field Office OC: Organized Crime
OCU: Organized Crime Unit OPR: Office of Professional Responsibility POTUS: President of the United States RA: Resident Agency
SA: Special Agent
SAC: Special Agent-in-Charge SAS: Special Air Squadron (British Special Forces unit) SIOC: Strategic Information & Operations SSA: Supervisory Special Agent SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics TC: Tactical Commander
TOD: Time of Death
UNSUB: Unknown Subject
ViCAP: Violent Criminal Apprehension Program WFO: Washington Field Office
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