The Daughter in the Shadows (by Una Norris) novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70 The Captive’s Gambit

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Paul barely had time to react before his arms were twiged behind his back, forcing him face first to the

floor

Wyatt’s cane whipped past him as Paul struggled, his face flushed with anger. “Wyatt Cooper!”

The door slammed shut, trapping Paul inside.

Outside, Jordan rushed ahead, arranging transportation as he made calls.

After hanging up, he reported. “Ms. Saunders isn’t at Gill’s either.”

That complicated things. Silverburgh had countless hiding places

Wyatt’s voice was icy. “Activate Skynett,

Jordan hesitated. Skynett surveillance required approval from several high–level departments–something they avoided unless absolately necessary. But now Wyatt was going to use it just to find a girl?

I’d assumed Wyatt’s interest in Yunice was fleeting. Had that changed?

Skynett quickly retrieved data, but Jordan fell silent after reviewing it.

“Wyatt, Yunice’s identity is being used by Elsie. All the travel records we’re pulling belong

to Elsic…”

Wyatt’s face darkened. Even Jordan found it unbelievable. How could two persons have the same identification?

But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that.

A new alert appeared, and Jordan’s eyes lit up. “Found her!”

Traffic cameras show Yunice leaving the Saunders mansion in an unregistered taxi at 11:00 yesterday morning. When she got out near Silverburgh Hospital, she was abducted by a van.”

Wyatt stared at the screenshot on his phone, Yunice, hooded with a sack. His face is stormy.

Almost two days had passed since her abduction, and no one had noticed.

A young girl like Yunice in the hands of criminals–no good could come of it.

Bang

The deafening crash of a gong jolted Yunice awake.

Her eyes widened as she stared at the blank paper and pen in front of her.

Erin what appeared to be a warehouse, windowless, with corrugated metal walls. The only light comes from a single bulb dangling overhead.

The room is empty except for the chair and table on which I s

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She only knew that every time exhaustion caused her eyelids to droop, the man behind her would strike the gong. bringing her back to consciousness.

you

Yunice gritted her teeth. “My head hurts. I can’t write. Let me sleep.

She glared at him, knowing Quinton was trying to break her. If this continued, I’d collapse from exhaustion.

No one would even look for me.

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