164 The Trap(2)

Panic-stricken and desperate Lara lunged toward the door of the cabin, her hands trembling as she grasped the doorknob. She twisted it with all her strength even as her fingers struggled to grasp the cold metal, but the door remained firmly shut.

Sara looked at her mother and tried to move herself but she remained tied up and begged with tears welling in her eyes," Mother save us also! Mother! Please..."

Lara looked back at her daughter and then turned to look at the man seated there. With a quivering voice, she pleaded," Please don't do this, whoever you are. You don't have to do this! Let us go, and I promise I'll do anything you want. We can talk it out, and I'll make amends for whatever you think I've done. I am not responsible for Nellie's death; I swear I didn't do anything to her. I had nothing to do with it."