~ Liz POV ~
I hear the engine stop and the trunk open. My captor roughly pulls me out and sets me on the ground. I try to stand, but it's been so long, I fall. He won't let me lie in peace, instead he grabs me and forces me to my feet.
I'm nearly dragged through a door before he yanks off my blindfold, and as dark as this room is, my eyes have to adjust.
I'm thrown on a sofa, face-down. I have no idea what to do. He's breathing hard, and I'm scared. Terrified, actually. My mind is running over what I did before he managed to get me out of the apartment. I threw... something.... I hope it was a clock.
I wonder if Dad knows I'm gone yet. Has Mac even woken up yet? Who did Dad have babysitting? How long have I been gone?
Will I live through this ordeal?
Most importantly, however, is this:
Will Dad still love me?
It's yet another problem in my life. After everything else, this is another time I could die.... What if it ruins everything that happened yesterday?
The man begins to speak.
"Girl, you will likely be more work than you are worth. You'd better learn to obey me, or you'll regret it."
I never want to learn to obey this... this monster.
But as I think that, he speaks again... reaching for his belt as he does.
"Now, you'll get your first tiny taste of what I mean." He folds it over in his hands. Bound and gagged, I can do nothing to defend myself.
"This is your punishment for kicking me earlier," he says as he raises it above his head...
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A Noise in the Night (CSI:NY FanFic; The Stranger Sequel)
FanfictionA CSI:NY FanFiction with original characters. Placed between seasons 5 and 6. Sequel to 'The Stranger'. Old cover made by kaetilden; New cover made by thedjgirl. Once again, Elizabeth is awakened earlier than she would have liked, this time by somet...
