Chapter Thirty-Two: Eyes Wide Open

<p>Chapter Thirty-Two: Eyes Wide Open</p>

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<p>POV: *Jude*</p>

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<p>I was halfway out the door of our cheap motel room when Rikki delivered the second dose of the knockout drug. The surveillance footage played on repeat in my nightmares as I lay there helpless. It was the cruelest kind of torture.</p>

<p>&ldquo;She woke up about an hour ago and went back to sleep,&rdquo; Rikki reported with a yawn.</p>

<p>I didn&rsquo;t respond. Nothing I wanted to say would have been a smart move. She knew me well enough to know why I had kept silent.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Can we turn this off now?&rdquo; she asked impatiently at my lack of response.</p>

<p>I sat up in the bed, determined to snatch my computer from her hands, but the room spun from the leftover effects of the drugs.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Absolutely not,&rdquo; I finally responded, as I stood up a little slower than the last attempt.</p>