Hope had a lot of fun at rehearsal with the guys. Jake had brought his mate Ella. The two girls had hit it off from the start. After rehearsal they had went shopping.

When Hope got back to the hotel she and Andy had dinner. Now she was cuddled up to him watching t.v. in his room. It was after ten thirty and he seemed to be getting antsy.
"Are you ok? You seem fidgety." She asked as she shifted to look up at him.
"Yeah, it's just I'm gonna need to go hunting soon. Will you be ok here by yourself for a little while?"
"I'll be fine. You just go do what you need to do. If I need anything, the guys are close by."
"Ok." He said standing and heading toward the door. "I'll be back soon." And he left the room

After about an hour Hope got thirsty. There were some sodas she bought earlier on the table. She decided to go get some ice from the ice machine. Grabbing the ice bucket from the counter by the mini bar, Hope left the room and headed down the dimly lit corridor. She turned left at the end of the hall and went down the stairs. When she turned toward the breezeway that held the ice machine she saw that the light was out.

She didn't think much about it, thinkng the lightbulb must have burned out. As she reached the ice machine, she was overcome by a feeling of uneasiness. She tried to shake the feeling as she quickly filled the bucket, but as she turned to hurry back down the breezeway, she was grabbed from behind. A hand clamped over her mouth and she was pulled into the shadows.

"Hello, little girl." A voice said in her ear. "Don't try to scream. We don't wanna draw any unwanted attention."

She realized her attacker had a knife which he had painfully pressed to her throat. He slammed her against the wall. She realized no one would see them here in the shadows unless they came to get ice from the ice machine which wasn't likely since it was almost midnight.

Her attacker repositioned himself to where he was between her and her only escape. He still had the knife pressed to her throat.

"Now, if you're a good girl, I'll let you go on your way, but if you're not, I'll kill you slow." He said. His face inches from hers.

He started rubbing his free hand up her side, grazing the side of her breast. She realized his intention was to rape her. She was terrified. She might not be able to scream out loud, but she was already screaming for Andy in her head.