Chapter 1

"Audrey!" Abigail calls. "Audrey! Help me!" Audrey watches, frozen in horror, as a man runs with her sister, slumped over his broad shoulders. The door slams. Lightening, red adrenaline-fueled rage ignites Audrey's blood. I cannot let him take her! Audrey's brain shouts. Leaving the door open; Audrey bolts out of the apartment. "Audr-!" Abigail's scream is cut off.

The hallway is deserted. In the distance, Audrey hears the elevator's mechanical cogs turning, as it descends. "Shit!" Audrey exclaims in panic and runs towards the elevator. The screeching clang of heavy metal draws her attention. "The fire escape!" she exclaims to drown out the chaos in her mind. She runs in the direction of the metal noise. On the landing of the second floor, Abi's Saint. Paul medallion lies glistening. A feeling of dread starts creeping into Audrey's stomach, but she continues running after Abigail and the dark-haired man.

On the ground floor, scattered bits and pieces litter the parking lot. Audrey skids to a halt, realizing that the jigsaw puzzle was once Abi's cell phone. Frantically scanning the parking lot, Audrey realizes that all she can hear is her jackhammer heart pounding in her ears. "Abigail!" Audrey shouts painfully, as her lungs burn from overexertion. A few feet away, a car's engine roars to life. Audrey runs and opens the car door with the ferocity of ripping off a band-aid. "You son of a bitch!" Audrey yells and leaps into the car. "Give her back!" Her angry accusation is met by the startled gaze of an elderly man. "Sorry." Audrey blurts apologetically, and hurriedly gets out. The startles old man speeds away, without a second glance at Audrey.

Abigail and the bull of a man are nowhere to be found.