Page 67 of Knight
“I don’t need to get rid of you. I need to get rid ofhim. With him out of the way, then I can have you all to myself. I mean, as much as I would love nothing more than to take over your life and be you, I’d rather have you here with me all the time.”
I swallowed hard. It worried me how she was all over the place. Was she that off her rocker that she couldn’t even keep her plan straight? I had no idea how the crazy mind worked but I wondered if that was usual in cases like this. As I struggled to pinpoint what exactly was wrong with her, Tara continued to ramble on and on.
“So.” The sharp bark in her tone caught my attention. “I’m just going to hurt you a little. Then I’ll send him a picture and I have no doubt he will come running to save you. All I have to do is let him know where you are and wait patiently. I should be able to do that. I hope. I do get bored easily.”
The blow of the bat against my side forced all the air out of my lungs as I fell to the side on the hard, cold floor. Her foot reared back and I didn’t have time to ready myself for the kick to my abdomen even though I saw it coming. The pain was too much. I tried to hold on, but as she delivered another kick, my vision became spotty right before it went fuzzy.
I couldn’t let her do this. I had to warn him somehow. I had to warn all of them because I knew that he wouldn’t come alone. If any of them died, it would all be my fault. I should have seen that something was off. I had to save them.
Knight.
My dad.
My family.
