Lies We Tell

Chapter 76

Lucas' Pov

"What do you mean the cameras weren't working?" I yelled full of exhaustion and annoyance making Brian shrug. "Whoever took him was smart enough to turn off the cameras right before Ethan's shift." He explained making me rake my fingers through my hair as he walked away.

I sighed heavily before hearing my phone ring making me answer it. "Hey, baby." I breathed into the phone. "Is everything alright?" Alison asked making me instantly relax loving the sweet sound of her voice in my ear.

"No, something happened to Ethan. I am going to have to reschedule our dinner today. I'm sorry, baby." I said softly into the phone not wanting anyone to overhear me. "Don't worry. I understand you need to help Ethan. I will spend the day at my mothers." Alison said making me smile weakly grateful she was so understanding of my job even without knowing what I do.

"I'll make it up to you." I grinned making her chuckle into the phone. "You better. I love you." She teased before we said our goodbyes and hung up.

I walked back over to where everyone was working to get the tracker on the van when my phone rang again making me frown seeing it was Ian but quickly answered it worried something had gone wrong.

"Ian?" I asked not hearing anyone on the other end making me frown. I was about to hang up thinking he had just pocket dialed me when I heard yelling.

"We have come here to make sure that doesn't happen." I struggled to hear making me frown moving away from everyone talking around me to hear. "So, you come here pretending to help and come to what? Drug and kidnap me?" Amelia's voice said making my eyes widen in realization.

"Put the gun down. We both know you won't shoot us." Someone said who I couldn't make out making my heart race rushing over to everyone working tirelessly. "We need to go to Amelia's house. Now!" I whisper yelled holding the phone, so they didn't hear me making them all nod and rush to their cars.

Before I could follow, I heard a gunshot making me jump and instantly fill with fear. "Shit!" I hissed as I hung up and ran to my car as everyone drove away. We all sped to her house as I gripped the steering wheel hating myself for not being there with her. I owed it to Ethan to keep her safe while he was missing.

I saw everyone parked outside her house making me hurry to get out of my car not wanting them to run inside yet. "Whoever is in there has a gun. We can't risk Amelia or Ian getting hurt if we run inside with our guns out." I said to Brian, the man I've work side by side with for years making him nod realizing I was right.

"Then what do we do?"

Amelia's POV

I knew there would be no use kicking and screaming as they tied me up. I had wondered if I really had called Lucas or if I dialed the wrong number by mistake and no one was coming to help me.

"Get up." One of them threatened as he pulled my hair making me wince in pain. I struggled to stand on my feet as Timothy shoved them aide and pulled me by the wrists dragging me into the living room making me scream and struggle to pull away from him.

"Fucking prick." I gritted through my teeth as he dropped my wrists making my head hit the floor hard. "We need to leave before they wake up and Lucas gets here to check on them." One of the guards said making me sit up and struggle to pull at the rope around my wrists discreetly.

"We can't leave through the front door. Lucas has someone outside watching the house." Timothy replied as I couldn't help but watch them discuss their plan with each other. I struggled to hear but couldn't make out anything they were saying making me look around for anything I could hide on me as a weapon.