Cora’s pov.
“I wasn’t trying to escape, I was just… taking a walk,” I said.
Hunter, of course, didn’t listen and went back to ‘updating’ Creed over the phone. It was very hard to keep the fear off my face, but somehow I managed it.
I’d made a mistake, I was too slow and now I’d gotten caught.
“Give the phone to Cora,” I heard Creed say, I stiffened my seat and made a waving motion with my hand.
“Tell him I’m not here!” I mouthed.
There was a glint of amusement in Hunter’s eyes and without hesitation he said. “She told me to tell you that she’s not here.”
I groaned into my palms, if he weren’t significantly larger than me and a lot scarier I’d have climbed him and wrapped my hands around his throat.
Creed made a sound that sounded like a scoff. “Give her the phone.”
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