Chapter 381 New Recruit

The bag was yanked off Cindy’s head, and the sudden burst of light made her squint and blink rapidly. As her eyes adjusted, her first instinct was pure irritation. “What the hell?” she snapped, rubbing her wrists where the ropes had left red marks. The room was dingy, and old, and smelled like mildew. Definitely not the glamorous photoshoot she’d been expecting. She shifted in her chair, trying to get a better sense of her surroundings, and that’s when she noticed a shadowy figure standing by the window. His face was hidden in the dark, just a silhouette against the fading sunlight. Definitely a man, but who? And why did he drag her here? “Hey! Who are you? Why am I here?” Cindy demanded, her voice echoing in the empty room. “I was promised a shoot with the biggest magazine in the city, and instead, I’m stuck in some abandoned dump with—what, some creepy stranger?” The figure didn’t move, just stood there quietly, his posture unnervingly calm. Finally, a voice, deep and smooth, f