Chapter 24: Behind the Mask

Daybreak found Natalie outside in Blake’s backyard playing with Caesar as she walked the stones of his garden again. She seemed to have healed nicely and was finding herself growing comfortable again in his presence and it made him happy knowing that he hadn’t completely ruined things with his secrets. Yet he knew her time here was short lived. Natalie still had not contacted her parents to let them know she was safe. He figured she was too afraid of being thrown into a room and locked away again and wanted to enjoy her freedom while she could.

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Chapter 23: Pieces of Me

Bright sunlight shined directly into the bedroom and cascaded over a sleeping Natalie. It had been thirteen hours since the fight in the woods and still she hadn’t awakened. Blake was quickly growing panicked. The large bump on the back of her head had slowly started to diminish and yet she hadn’t so much as opened her eyes. He had been sitting up with her since getting her back to his place, watching her every second of the day.

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Chapter 22: Any Means Necessary

“Learn anything?” Blake asked once Jessica made it back to Nick’s place. She handed him the bag she’d taken from Brody’s room filled with letters, notebooks and a map.

“The police have put an APB out on the Rolls Brody was driving that day but nothing’s come up yet. There haven’t been any demands, no phone calls made on her cell since 2pm on the day she went missing and they haven’t been able to trace the phone either. They believe it’s turned off which I can attest to seeing that she hasn’t answered any of our calls or texts.”

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