They Spoke Lullaby
an excerpt

Danzeek laughed again, only this time it was darker. She could tell he was laughing at her. She didn't know how stupid she sounded to him, but the way he laughed seemed to overpower her every senses, telling her she was in huge trouble.
“I have a surprise for you my love, something that I know will convince you to come along with me.” From behind him he flung a heavy mass by what seemed to be its hair to the foot of AnnaShay. She quickly scurried towards it. It was a person, tied in a ball. It was still alive because it was moaning in pain. She felt around for the mouth and found duct tape covering it. She ripped the duct tape off of the person.
“Help!” The person screamed.
“That sounds like...Danika?” AnnaShay quickly untied the person, “Danika, Danika, is that you?” She fretted.
“Who's that? What's happening?” Danika panicked.
“It's me, it's Anna...” She stopped as she felt an armband that seemed to latch onto Danika's skin, “Danika, what's this?”
“AnnaShay? Is that you? Oh please, help me!” Danika screamed.
“If you don't come with me, that arm band on your little friend with detonate, blowing her into thousands of tiny pieces.”
“That man is trying to kill me!”
“Shh, Danika, please.” She pulled Danika toward her, “If I go with you?”
“I'll deactivate it and I'll remove that bomb so that I'll never use it on her again.”
“Will you let her and Chase go?”
“Absolutely my sweet.”
“Then I'll go with you.”
“That's my girl.” Danzeek walked toward them and quickly knocked Danika out. It took him a few minutes to deactivate and remove the armband. He tossed the armband in the ocean and flung Danika over to Chase, as if he were creating a pile of dead bodies. He walked back to AnnaShay and lifted her to her feet. He fiercely pressed his lips to hers, in an unpassionate kiss. “Oh, it seems like an eternity since I last tasted you.” He lifted his hand in the air and knocked AnnaShay out quickly.

^^^click to read the novel.