The Rescue      

[EVE]

Being kidnapped wasn't exactly a first for me, but that didn't make it any less infuriating.

My initial guess was that Sullivan was behind this—who else would have the audacity and motive to kidnap me?

But what really puzzled me was how Cole and his team could have let this happen. Weren't they supposed to be on guard? How could they miss something this blatant? And where the hell were they now?

I was starting to doubt if they were as skilled and efficient as they made themselves out to be.

I was slung over the shoulder of my kidnapper like a sack of potatoes, every bump and jolt sending sharp pain through my sides.

The ropes binding my wrists and ankles were tight, cutting into my skin. Whoever tied them knew what they were doing—there was no room for me to wiggle free.