I couldn't sleep. My eyes hurt from crying too much. All I could do was stare at Penny's lifeless body even when this guy had turned the lights off and gone to bed.  How could he sleep? How could he live with himself when he had killed someone? This hardly seemed like the first time either, he wasn't panicked or flustered, he stared down at me and warned me that I'd end up like that too if I didn't behave. The blood stains on the table and floor said it all. He was a serial killer.

"How did you sleep, sweetheart?" His awful voice brought me from my thoughts and for the first time I moved my gaze away from Penny's body.

"I didn't." I huffed, feeling like I had no energy. His greasy appearance was the last thing I wanted to see. He simply mumbled an answer and went to the stove once again, scraping the spoon around in the pan making that gloop I despised but had to eat. I already knew what would happen to me if I didn't eat it, I'd end up like Penny and the people before her that he killed. What did she say or do that finally made him snap?

"Do you know how long you've been here?" He suddenly asked, turning his head to the side and glancing behind at me. I had to double check that I had heard properly.

"Sorry?" I questioned.

"Do you know how long you've been here with me?" He asked again, although the slight change of wording made me cringe. With him? Involuntarily! He kidnapped me!! How was I going to know how long I'd been here? There are no windows or anything that could give me a rough time of day, it's just concrete walls and a bulb dangling from the ceiling offering me light.

"Honestly I don't know. Every day has blurred into one." I answered nicely. What I wanted to say was something far more vulgar but I didn't want to end up like Penny. I hated that I had to say that.

"I'll give you a clue." He said, slowly walking over to me and Penny. "It's over a week." I sucked in a sharp breath and choked on it. It'd been a whole week and I was still here? No knights in shining armour had barged the door down and saved us despite all the dreams I'd had that I'd wished had come true. Where were you Riley? Where are you police? "Hasn't time gone quickly, my sweet?" He said and I held back the want to gag. I looked over to Penny once more and shut my eyes. I need to get out of here. I need to do this for both of us.

"It really has. Thank you for all your hospitality. " I smiled sweetly at him and he returned it with a stained smile of his own.

"You're the best one, you know." He said and my smile faded.

"Best one?" I retorted, mentally cursing myself as soon as I'd opened my big mouth.

"I've been searching for my wife for years. I think I've finally found her. All the others weren't worth it. They weren't ladies, they swore and shouted and spat at me. Ladies don't do that." He said, his body tensing as he spoke about these women. Did he kidnap different women and kill them if they weren't what he wanted? "Penny was lovely but she was just too mouthy. She came in very close second to you." He said as he stroked Penny's hair gently. I gagged a little as I watched him touch my best friend and I couldn't help her when she needed me the most. His grubby fingers twisted through her hair and I gave those sausage fingers death glares. Leave her alone. If it wasn't bad enough that he murdered her, now she's his plaything. "I want to do something for you that I've not done for any of the others..." He said, walking over to me and putting his hands on my shoulders.

"W-what is it?" I stuttered, my heart thumping heavily with nerves. Whatever it was I needed to oblige otherwise I'd become another body thrown away while his search for the perfect wife continues.

"I want to give you a phone call." He smiled. "A small one, a few minutes for you to talk to someone before-" I hadn't heard the last bit. I just focused on two words. Phone call. He was going to give me a chance to phone someone, to have a conversation and hear someone other than him. Who should I call? My family? Riley?

"Is that okay with you?" He asked and I nodded without a second though.

"Ok, I shall begin our wedding plans. I'll give you five minutes on the phone. Use it wisely." He said and the smile I thought would never fade dropped instantly. Wedding plans ? I'd agreed to marry him? He walked over to me and held a mobile phone in front of my face before placing it in one hand and untying it from the chair. "Don't even think about trying to escape!" He warned as he left. Instantly I tapped the quickest number that came to mind. The police.

"What's your emerg-" I heard as I shoved the phone to my ear but I quickly cut the person off.

"Help me. I've been kidnapped. My name is Grace Daniels. I'm with my friend Penny but she..." I trailed off. Who was I kidding? They can't help me. I've been here for a week already! Penny is already dead and I was next.

"Hold on a second Grace." The lady on the phone said excitedly. She held the phone away but I could still hear her shouting across the room. "Sir, Grace Daniels is on the line! Yes, I'll transfer her through to you. Okay." She fumbled with the phone and brought it back to her ear. "Please hold the line. I'm transferring you to an Agent." Awful hold music played for a split second as she dialled the number. An agent wanted to talk to me? Were the police actually trying to find us? Hope filled my body and my heart swelled. Please say they find us.

"Hello this is Dr Spencer Reid with the FBI. Is this Grace?" This sweet male voice filled my ears. I teared up at the sound of his voice. One that was soothing and caring, unlike the guy I am with now. "Are you okay?" He asked and I realised quickly that I hadn't said a word yet.

"Kind of." I sighed. "I've only been allowed a few minutes on the phone. He said he's letting me speak to someone before we get married." I rushed my words, eager to give this Spencer guy enough information to find me before I end up being Mrs whatever his name was!

"It's okay Grace. We're close to finding you but any information you have will be great. How is Penny?" My heart sunk again as I moved my gaze back to her.

"He killed her." I said shortly. "Please, get me out of here..."