Page 23 of Wolf

“Yo, you never told me why you needed to sell guns to these fools. You said you needed money but money for what?” I asked.

“I needed money to buy a building and turn it into a retail space so I can rent it out,” he explained.

“And you couldn’t talk to me about it? We could have purchased it together,” I offered.

“Nah, I needed to do this on my own. Everything I have is something we have done together. It’s time for me to stand on my own. I have to be able to make a move without including another man,” he expressed.

“We are family, and family holds each other down. This could have all been avoided if we worked together. When did we start keeping secrets from each other?”

“I guess it was around the same time you started fucking my sister. But we will discuss that once we get Alexis back,” he declared.

I would let him have that for now. I turned the music up. The silence between us was weird but it was the least of my worries. Abel and I knew each other well. When he punched me in the face, that was his way of coming to terms with the situation. This conversation wasn’t over by a long shot, but we had a more pressing issue to deal with. I needed to get into go mode. There was no room for this emotional shit right now.

The navigation read that we were less than two minutes away. We were in an industrial area of town, so they must have been holed up in one of these buildings. The meeting time wasn’t for another twenty minutes, so I pulled to the side of the road. We were near whatever building they held her in. I texted Tone and asked him to see where the rest of the crew members were. If we showed up too early, they would know they had us under pressure. We needed to be on time and not a minute too soon. For now, we would sit and wait.

SaveMe

I had no idea where I was. All I knew was it was freezing cold. After a long drive we ended up at what I assumed to be a warehouse. It felt empty, and whenever the two guys that grabbed me spoke their voices echoed off the bare walls. I was placed in this room that had one small window. It was the only reason I knew the time of day.

Once I was seated on the cold steel chair, one of the guys took the covering off my head. He had a mask on so I couldn’t see his face.

“There is a bucket for you to use the bathroom. We will bring you food and water. Don’t worry, Doc, this will all be over soon as long as your brother cooperates,” he explained as a chill ran down my spine.

He left the room immediately after. I was so terrified I didn’t move from the chair. I shivered all night until I finally fell asleep. The sound of birds chirping outside the window alerted me that it was morning. My eyes felt heavy and were dry from all the crying I did when they initially captured me. I had no idea what they wanted but I hoped I would find out soon. Last night the big guy mentioned my brother. It confirmed that these must have been the guys Abel and Wolf were trying to protect me from. I wondered if they figured out that I was missing yet.

Abel and I had been checking in with each other via text over the past couple of days. Maybe he hadn’t reached out to me yet. If Wolf had taken a painkiller before bed, he definitely did not know I was missing yet. The sunrise let me know it was close to seven in the morning. There would be a few more hours before Wolf woke up. He hadn’t awakened until nine since I had been staying with him.

It was quiet in the cold room I was in. My body ached as I got up from the chair. Different limbs had fallen asleep from sleeping in the awkward position. I didn’t have any options other than the chair because there was no way I would sleep on the cold, hard ass floor. When I reached the door, I put my ear to it as I tried to listen for something that could tell me how I could get out of here.

Unfortunately, only an eerie quietness loomed throughout the space. I badly needed to use the bathroom, but I dreaded trying to balance myself over the steel bucket in the corner of the room. My bladder won the battle as I felt I could no longer hold my pee. I slowly made my way to the opposite side of the room. Reluctantly I pulled down my pants and slowly bent down over the bucket to relieve my bladder. There wasn’t any tissue around so I squatted a little longer to ensure it would be somewhat dry before I pulled my panties up. The pain in my legs from squatting let me know it was time to stand up. I stood and pulled up my panties and my jeans.

There was no use in sitting in that chair. I needed to stretch my limbs, or they would continue to lock on me. The room was a decent size, so I walked around until I wore myself out. I tried to think of things I enjoyed during my walk. Anything to get my mind off my current predicament. Now that I was locked in this room, Abel and Wolf keeping me sheltered from their life didn’t seem so bad. Now I felt even worse about the disagreement Wolf and I had. I wanted nothing more than to apologize to him for allowing my childhood to affect us.

I walked until I felt myself working up a sweat then I took a seat. Without knowing how long I would be here, I didn’t want to be smelly. It was bad enough I just had to let my pearl air dry after peeing over a bucket. This couldn’t be my life. How the hell could this be happening to me? I was a doctor for God’s sake. I saved lives… I did not get held captive. I felt the tears threatening to form and I willed them away. Too many tears were shed over the past week. After all the crying I did last night, I was surprised I still had tears left.

I was so bored I found myself counting the number of lines that I saw on the walls. When I finished that I started counting the number of cracks I saw on the floor. I felt like I lost my mind, but I was grateful that I wasn’t harmed. When the man told me last night they wouldn’t harm me, so far he had kept his word. The kidnapper could have been saying that to stop me from screaming.

The sound of the knob turning on the door startled me. I sat up straight in the chair as I waited for the door to open. The same big guy from last night slowly stepped into the room. He still had a mask on so I could only see his eyes. They were dark brown, and he appeared to have a dark skin complexion. There was very little skin exposed around his eyes. He didn’t say a word as he dropped a sandwich and a bottle of water on the floor in front of me. I was too afraid to say anything. I wasn’t even sure if I should say thank you for the food and water.

“I’m going to call your brother. When I turn the phone to you, I just need you to tell him you’re okay. Can you do that for me?” he asked.

My voice was hoarse, so I had a hard time speaking. I cleared my throat.

“Yes, I can do that,” I managed to get out.

He pulled out a flip phone and punched in some numbers. The phone rang before I heard Abel’s voice. I wanted to scream out, but I didn’t want to disobey the big guy.

“Listen up. I have your sister. I want you to bring me half a million and the guns within the next two hours. I will text you the address. Doc, say hello to your brother,” he said as he placed the phone close to me.

“I’m okay, Abel,” I stated flatly.

The big guy didn’t say anything else. He just hung up the phone. He started typing so I assumed he was sending the text to Abel with our location.

“See, Doc. This will all be over soon. I’ll be back when it’s time to meet your brother,” he stated as he exited the room.

I let out the breath I had been holding since he came into the room. It took everything in me not to scream for Abel to come save me. I didn’t even know if Abel said anything back regarding the demand. Half a million was a lot of money that I wasn’t sure Abel had. We never discussed his finances. Whenever I needed something, he would make it happen. Abel had been taking care of me since our parents died. We lived with our grandparents until we were old enough to live on our own. My grandparents provided us with the basics, but it was Abel that kept me in the latest fashions and put me through school.

I didn’t know how Abel would make it happen, but I knew he would make something shake. One thing he always did was protect me, and today wouldn’t be any different. I would sit in this box because I knew in two hours I was walking out of here alive. And if they thought there would be a trade they were mistaken. I could bet my last dollar that Wolf would be coming with Abel to get me. Neither of those men would allow anyone that caused me harm to live. Even if I told them I was perfectly fine it wouldn’t matter. The fact that these guys waited outside my home for me was enough to sign their death sentence.

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