Stolen moments

Chapter 38(B)

"Rosalia relax, am okay. I just need to get out of the estate, it feels suffocating back there"

"... Have you told your parents you felt that way, maybe the should tone down the smouldering affection a bit..." I sigh at her words through the phone as I go through the length and breath of my apartment.

"You know I can't tell them that, i haven't got the heart to. They must be overwhelmed with everything they discovered." I shrug, then realizing she can't see me through the phone.

"... But I still think its a bad idea leaving the comfort and security of the estate, he is still out there... "

"I know he is out there but am not going to stop my normal life just because he popped out from no where. I need to live my life and overcome this fear, you know I need this.. " I tell her through the phone as my other hand go through the stuffs in my drawer, pulling out what I needed.

I frown at my well laid bed, it's been a month now since I saw him and everything as been on stand still. I had to sneak out of the estate to my apartment to get some of my stuffs.

It's weird to stop living your life because of one person who choose to haunt you, but today I took a step... I need to breathe and forget everything that happened over the past one month.

I said my good bye to Rosalia before ending the call. I brainstorm on what to tell them back at the estate knowing they must have noticed my absence and the incessant phone calls I keep getting from everyone just proved my point.

They are probably freaking out I left the estate without telling them and with no security.

Lifting the small portable bag as I place the straps on my shoulder, I step out of the apartment taking the elevator down to the parking lot.

I shiver as I step out into the cold New York air, the parking lot was dark and basically empty of people. It gives me the chills as different scenarios went through my mind.

Too much horror movies.

I feel my phone vibrate in my hand, checking the screen as I walk through the maze of cars to get to mine, i huff at the caller I. D.

Hunter...

"Hey babe!" I chirped hoping to buy him over but his next word proved am in hot soup.

"Where are you?" His voice sound agitated as he spoke gruffly.

Am sure they must have briefed him at home about me being MIA.

"Out... At my apartment.. "

I said reaching my car as I hear him groan through the phone, fetching my keys, i prepare myself for a lecture.

"Love, you know it's not save out there" he complained.

"You don't have to worry be_" I stop talking as I feel something hard push at my back, i froze as I felt something or someone behind me.

"Don't even make a sound girl" his words laced with warning.

Sweat broke out of my face as fear overwhelmed me.

Maybe I should have listened.

"Leah?! " i came back to my senses at the voice of Hunter who was still on the phone "who is that?! " my tongue feels heavy at his agitated voice.

I hear the stranger behind me curse, i shrieked as he snatched my phone throwing it, i gasp as it hits the nearest wall making it smash into pieces. My eyes watered.

"Please don't hurt me, do you want money? I will give you enough money _"

"Hush girlie" I shook at his words as he pressed the hard cold thing deeper into my back.

Suddenly, a rag was placed on my nose, i struggled trying to breath but that was my mistake as I feel myself falling before everything went dark.
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I remember falling in and out of consciousness for a while, not knowing where I was or what is going on around me. My head pounds with a resounding headache, my mouth feels heavy and a wave of tiredness wash over me as I try to pry my heavy eyes opened.

I squeeze my eye shut at the artificial light, trying to process everything at once.

Where am I?

Something doesn't feel right...

I open my eyes again adjusting to the light of the congested area, i started regaining my hearing sense as I hear few voices slipping into my ear.

They were strange voices speaking in a totally different language, Italian precisely.

Why am I being kidnapped?!

I try to sit up then I realized my hands were tied up, they must have noticed the movement as they stop talking.

Shit!

I panicked looking around for an escape, then I took notice of my surrounding.

Are we in a plane?

I feel bile rise up my throat when I realize how far we are away from the ground. What is going on?!

I jumped as shoes which belongs to a man appeared in front of me. I shiver scooting back a little as the figure squats to meet my eye level in which I quickly looked away.

"Please.. Please.. Don't hurt me" I stuttered like a fool.

"Ssh.. We won't hurt you, i mean we can't... We dare not" the strange voice which sounds more taunting rather calming sounds foreign to my ears due to his accent.

I flinch as his hand reaches for my cheeks, he gives it a gentle pull as if testing the texture of my skin, i took a peep at him only to be met by blue eyes, icy blue eyes.

I quickly look away, he looks really fascinated by it.

"It seems you want to go armless, remember boss warning not to touch her or harass her in anyway" his colleague warned.

This must have snapped him out of it as I hear him huff. I let out a sigh of relief as he takes his callous hand off me. So much for abusing my cheeks.

My relief was quickly cut short when I saw the thing in his hand.

"No no! Please... You promised not to hurt me!" I cried out.

"Ssh... It is not going to hurt"

Before I could protest, i felt the sting on my neck, i watch in horror as the liquid substance in the syringe goes into my body, soon I felt drowsiness hit me as I succumb to the darkness.

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He slams the door as he walks briskly towards the left wing of the mansion, running up the stairs to the entrance. The door slams open to meet the sight of his frightened wife, her eyes moves away from him to see maybe she could catch a glimpse of their missing daughter only to be met with that of her son and his friends.

Turning to her husband who has a worried look on his face as he pulled her in with him with the boys in tow who all had a discouraging look on their faces. She asked the burning question.

"Where is my daughter, Gabriel? Where is our daughter?"

"My love... We need to settle down_"

"No no... Don't tell me to settle down, where is she?!"

The look on his face already confirmed her fears.

"We search all over, but I assure you_"

"Oh my God!" She burst into tears "who is doing this to me?! My daughter has been kidnapped.. Again! I just got her back and she is taken away from me! Again! "

"It is alright, we will get her back" he carefully approached her knowing how fragile she was and which broke his heart. He hates it when she cries.

"Who is doing this to me?" she cried into his chest as he pulls her into a hug.

He was also confused not knowing where this attack on his family came from. He felt useless...

Who do you think is responsible for Leah's kidnap?