Abused
Abducted by a mysterious stranger named Nate, Angie finds her life irrevocably altered. Stripped of her freedom and contact with her family, she's plunged into a terrifying new reality of captivity, manipulation, and violence. Will she ever find her way back home, or is this the new normal?
The scorching Phoenix sun beat down on the pavement as I walked home from Carl Hayden. My mind drifted, anticipating the cool relief of my house, when a red Honda Civic truck screeched to a halt beside me. Before I could process it, a man, no older than nineteen with sandy hair and piercing grey eyes, was out of the vehicle.
He grabbed my arm with surprising force, yanking me towards the truck. Panic flared, and I struggled, pulling with all my might, but his grip was unyielding. A cold, metallic glint caught my eye—a blade. It pressed against my throat, and his voice, a low hiss, cut through the afternoon air: "Shut up if you don't want to die!" My struggles ceased. Whimpering, I nodded, and the world tilted as I was forced inside.
