Chapter 14
Elvira drifted back into consciousness with a sour taste in her mouth and a pounding headache. Before she even opened her eyes, she knew something was wrong. A deep feeling of unease had settled on her and on seeing the hotel room it all came back.
Shit!
She had f****d up and, worst of all, she had been played. Stupid!
With waves of nausea washing over her, she forced herself to sit up on the bed and glanced down to where her backpack had been. It was long gone. Luckily she hadn’t anything in the bag that could compromise her, but it was still bad news. She glanced at the ice bucket and bottle neck sticking out in disgust with herself. The glasses were gone, naturally.
You’re still alive, Iskra. Next time you won’t be so lucky.
She patted her jeans pocket and knew that the
