


I know I’m not Sloan, but I have been around, Miss Ruiz.” Matthew smiled when she finally let her smile reach her eyes. It’s just…never mind.” She looked up at him and tried to smile, but it was a weak effort and they both knew it. The girl finally blinked and swiped at the fat tears sliding down her cheeks as a result. His erection was finally starting to wane and he could focus on his questions. “Are you alright, Miss Ruiz?” Matthew asked. Maybe she’s still with Rafiq,” she whispered without blinking. Kid is probably fine Felipe really liked him. The last time I saw them, they were both alive. She had spent the last four months in the company of kidnappers, ra**sts, murderers, drug dealers, and human traffickers, but she’d somehow maintained a certain naivety and triumphant strength that apparently, could not be stripped away from her.

However, he did acknowledge there was a lot about Olivia worth admiring. There just didn’t seem to be anything there worth caring about as far as Matthew was concerned. He couldn’t make sense of her feelings toward her captor, despite knowing how common it was. Olivia glowered, but seemed unable to stop staring off into space long enough to direct it at him. Do you know what happened to Kid or Nancy? How did they end up at the house? Did Caleb kidnap them, too?” “So, that was the night you met, Rafiq, and Felipe. He clicked his pen a few times because his fingers were anxious for something to do and then he wrote down the names: ‘Kid’, Nancy, and Celia (No known last name).
