11 Chloe batted back the fear that raced through her. Seth was in the passenger seat and occasionally glanced her way, but had said little since they began driving. A man she’d seen somewhere around town was driving. She wracked her brain trying to recall where she’d seen him. He was silent as he drove down a dirt road in the forest, coming to a stop in front of a small cabin. Seth turned to her. “Here’s the deal, we don’t want to hurt you. We have some business with Dane, and unfortunately, we needed some leverage.” “I’m leverage?” she asked, fury and fear warring inside of her. Seth shrugged. “Yup. You mean a lot to Dane, so you’re our best option.” He opened the car door, following the driver outside of the car. They conferred briefly by the steps of the cabin. Chloe strained to hea