S T E V I E P O V
I'm petrified to death to even move or say anything to these men, and they know what they are doing by the way they talk.
Sitting on the mattress in the corner of the room in a warehouse as they talk and make bombs. But they keep glimpsing at me with their masks on. "Don't worry princess, if your husband complies with our demands, you will live. But we are making you a departing gift." They all laugh, and he holds up a vest with a bomb attached to it.
Gulped as my eyes close, and I brought my knees up close to my chest, "Not even the bomb squad will get this one." He said laughing uncontrollably.
Gaze at the vest, trembling with total fear as my heart sinks and my mind runs away.
Only hope Dominic loves me like he says he does, or I'm dead, and if he makes the drops, I'm good as dead with the fucking bomb they made.
Either way, I'm fucked and fucked again.
Lean my head on the wall and watch one guy as he stares at me with his eyes glaring through the small holes of his mask. He stands steps towards me, pulling me to my feet strokes my face, and I tense, but another guy hits him on the shoulder. "Don't touch her." He spits to the guy.
He steps back, releasing his grip from my arm, "We could have some fun." He said smoothing my hair, "You touch her, I will kill you myself." The guy who seems to be in charge said and pulled me away from him. "Come on man, it's just a little fun with such a beautiful young woman." The boss guy pulls a gun and aims it at the guy, "Like I said, you touch her I will kill you." He backs up with his hands in the air in surrender.
Sit on the mattress, waiting for them to contact Dominic with the drop off locations. "Princess, you need to contact your husband, and this time keep it short." The boss said and hands me a note to read to Dominic.
He dialled Dominic's number and placed the mobile on the table on loudspeaker, "Yes," Dominic answers. "Dominic, listen carefully," I said and gulped, but my body is trembling. "Baby, I'm listening," I could hear the sorrow in his voice, and I'm close to letting my tears fall.
Take a deep breath and read the note, "They want to know if you have the money ready?" "I need more time. Baby, it's not easy to get fifty million in twenty-four hours. I have thirty million, but I need more time." His voice is pleading, and the guy shakes his head. "Dominic, they want the money," I'm pleading as the guy takes my hand with force to place on the table.
My breathing is heavy and I scream when he grabs the knife and hovers over my hand, "Please don't," I sob, pleading, "Please just leave my wife alone. All I ask is for a few more hours to get the rest of the money. Please, don't hurt her," Dominic is begging with them, but the guy shakes his head. "I will give you five hours, and you better have the money or you don't see your wife again." He hangs up and releases my hand.
Rub my wrist as he throws me into the corner of the room where I place my back firmly on the wall, hugging my knees and tears fall. My entire body will not stop trembling, "Your husband is wealthy and he can't even pay for your ransom." The guy laughs and walks away to the other side of the room.
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One of the guys hands me a bottle of water, "Your husband better have the money ready when you ring, or he'll find your body in tiny little pieces." He said and laughed as he steps to the table to grab the vest.
He steps in front of me with the vest and pulls me to my feet, placing the vest over my shoulders and clipping it around my waist. "When and if we get the money, you will be returned to your husband. But this vest is our guarantee, so don't try anything foolish," He tilts my chin, stares deep into my eyes, "Dominic's, an extremely lucky guy to have such a beautiful woman." He said, and strokes my face with the back of his fingers, sending a cold shiver down my spine.
Closed my eyes for a split second, and his fingers glided over my exposed arm. "He's a very lucky guy." He leans towards me with his lips a fraction away from my ear. A whimper escaped my lips, "Princess." He whispers as he steps away and leaves me shaking to the bone with an icy cold feeling.
Please, Dominic, get me out of here. I said in my head as I glanced at the vest and the bomb.
What if Dominic is too late and they blow me up into pieces? My eyes trailed to my trembling hands and my tears fell.
A short while later, six well-built tall guys are sitting at the table eating their lunch and laughing about how they would spend the money.
These guys are nothing but thieves, but they knew how to make bombs. "Princess, it's time." The boss guy said and pulled me to my feet.
He hands me another note to read as he placed the mobile on the table. "Yes," Dominic, sounded saddened. "Listen very carefully to your wife." The boss said and nods to me.
Gazed at the note, and the writing fades away as I stare earnestly at the paper with my trembling hands. "Dominic, do you have the money?" "Yes, baby, I got the money," I could sense something is wrong with the way Dominic answered. "All ten cases need to be dropped at the same time at each location at midnight. If you don't comply with their demands, they will detonate the bomb," Shake my head as my tears rolled onto my cheeks.
Take a deep breath and the boss nods, "The bomb is attached to me and will disarm at three am tomorrow morning. But if anything happens during the drop or after, the bomb will explode." Take a deep breath, "Stevie, baby I love you. I promise you will be safe," "I love you, Dominic," Sniffed and gasped for air, "Dominic, I'm sorry I wandered into your meeting," "Baby, I'm not sorry," The boss guy takes the mobile to speak to Dominic.
One of the other guys grabs my arm, pulls me from my seat and throws me into the corner.
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Watched the guys get ready to leave with their guns holstered beneath their suits and with masks covering their faces.
Bowed my head, blinking my tears away as my heart raced with anticipation. "Princess." The boss guy said and offered me his hand. He pulls me to my feet and pushes me towards the door. "You're going on a little trip." He said as he pushes me towards a car.
Shake my head as he opens the boot, "Get in." He demands pointing the gun at me. I'm petrified beyond words, but I climb into the boot and he closes the door.
I'm in complete darkness, but I could hear a couple of guys muffled voices coming from in the vehicle as the car drove.
Some time passed before the car comes to a halt. I hear the car doors slam closed, and the boot opens. "Princess, you have reached your destination." The boss guy said, and the other guys laugh.
He pulls me from the boot, I scan around to realise we're in the middle of nowhere. No houses, no buildings, just a wide open space of derelict land.
He pushes me to move ahead a few steps and stops by grabbing my hands and restraining them in front of me.
The guy makes me sit on the cold gravelled floor and waits, "In just a few minutes, I will hear from my men about all ten drops, and then we will call your husband." He stares at his mobile, waiting, and he nods.
He bends to my level, moving my hair from my face. "My god, you are truly beautiful." He shakes his head and rings Dominic, "Yes," Dominic answers. "You've shown how much you love your wife, but does your wife love you the same?" My eyes are wide gazing at him, "Yes, my wife loves me the same. You got what you wanted now, tell me where she is?" Dominic's frantic voice is desperate.
The guy laughs and stares at me, still bending to my level, "Now Dominic, I'm going to ask Stevie how much she loves you." He nods at me to answer, "I love Dominic, more than anything," "Interesting." The guy said and takes out his gun to rub on his chin. "Dominic, if Stevie is true to her word, you will have your wife in one piece, but if she lies, it could be hard to find all the pieces of her." The guy said.
Take a deep breath, and my eyes filled with tears, "Please let my wife go," Dominic pleads. "Princess." The guy said and whispered in my ear. My eyes closed as my heart skipped a beat. "Dominic, I'm so sorry. I love you." He hands me the gun, and I point the barrel at my head. My tears don't stop, nor do my sobs.
The guy holds my entire life in his hands, and if I don't do what he says, he will hurt Dominic. "Now Dominic, your wife is holding my gun to her head to prove how much she loves you," "You sick bastard," Dominic rants. "Stevie, baby please don't do this. I know how much you love me. Baby please." He pleads, but I have to follow through.
Closed my eyes and pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. "Dominic, your wife is still alive, but if anything happens to me, she will be blown into oblivion." The guy said and took the gun from me. My head slumps forward onto my chest, and I sob.
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He forces me to drink water from a bottle that doesn't taste pleasant. "If you hurt my wife, I swear you will pay for it," Dominic rages. "You will have to find me first, but I will let you into a little secret. This isn't the first time I've done this." The guy blurts and laughs as he hands me my mobile and places my finger on a number. "If you take your finger off for any reason, the bomb will explode." He smirks places the other mobile on the floor with Dominic listening. "Well, princess, I will leave." He stands and steps over to his car and drives away, leaving me in the middle of where ever.
Afraid to move or even talk to Dominic, "Stevie, stay strong baby, I'm coming to get you," "Dominic, just in case I don't make it," Glanced at my finger on the mobile and closed my eyes for a split second, "Baby, nothing is going to happen to you," "If it does, I want you to know how much I love you. And you are an amazing guy," "Stevie, listen to me. You are my life and no one in this lifetime is going to take you from me," Dominic's loving voice made me smile.
All I can do is sit here and wait for help to arrive. "Dominic, I've had the time of my life." My hand is getting heavy and my finger is cold.
I laid on the floor with Dominic on the other mobile as my eyes closed from tiredness, "I'm so tired," I said, and took a deep breath, "Stevie, stay awake baby. We're on our way," "I'm trying, but my eyes won't stay open," "Baby, baby." My hand slides to the floor with my finger still pressed on the screen.
My eyes are heavy and I can't stay awake much longer. Blink my eyes to stay awake, but they are too heavy and close.
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