Bought By The Billionaire

Chapter 36: Bought By The Billionaire - Chapter Thirty-Six

… he reaches, grasps the top of my panties and is about to pull when…

There is a wailing noise, eerie and strange as it echoes around the room, but to me as welcome as sunshine after rain. The cavalry has arrived…… at last.

The sound of police sirens reverberates around us.

Konner dashes to the window, peering down through clouded glass and cobwebs, then says. “There’s police cars out there. Lots of them. The building’s surrounded.”

Fury washes across Mack’s face, followed by confusion. Adele’s expression is apoplectic.

“How?” she demands. “How did they find us?”

They both look at me.

Relief washing over me, still sick to my stomach but nonetheless, relieved, I say “You figure it out. You’re neither of you all that bright, are you?”

Bafflement on both features. “Did it occur to you that mobile phones these days do a lot more than make phone calls? Of course, my friends know where I am. They only had to trace my phone signal.”

They still both look blank. “It’s a modern phone.” I continue. “A smartphone. They all have GPS built in. And they can all be set to be traceable. Usually it’s just a protection against phones being stolen, but in this case, it meant that I could be tracked if needed.”

Adele’s face twists. Mack still looks bewildered. How did he succeed in defrauding my Master for so long if he is really this stupid?

From below comes the sound of many feet running up the echoing stairs.

“Put your gun down,” I say to Konner.

“Don’t,” says Mack to him. “We’ll fight it out. We’ll….”

follows, dropped by Elroy.

being paid for a job,” says Konner. “No-one said anything about fighting it out

door slams open and my Master bursts in, closely followed by several police officers. To the rear, I see Ross and Francis. Francis’ eyes are swollen, as though she has been crying. Ross

tableau. He looks down at me, his expression bland. “What have they done to you, Elizabeth?” His gaze lingers over my

reluctance takes me. I don’t want to tell my Master about what has/was going to

course I

It probably looks worse than it is.” I wipe my eye, streaming fluid: tears? Or blood? “Mack was

an eyebrow, but his expression stays blank, his gaze sweeping

them, yes. They were holding me down when….” My throat seizes up and the words won’t come out. No longer able to hold my self-control, my tears start flowing, running uncontrolled down my face as I try fruitlessly to

Master asks “And Adele?” He glances at her. Astonishingly, she is

someone in the third world even when you paid. I’m not sure who. A brothel-keeper or people-trafficker I think. That’s

Master’s voice is calm, measured. “Is that

not fooled by his calm tones. This is my Master at his most dangerous. He holds out his hand, helping me to stand, his stare

Elizabeth.

and then with Francis, takes me by an arm, trying to lead me out of the room, but I resist. I want to see what happens next. Now that

to say?” he asks, his stare like

him. Tries to fling her arms around her. He pushes her away with an expression as though he had just bitten

her eyes. “I didn’t mean her any harm.

have to admit she puts up a good act, but it is all so false. Adele is

her be gang-raped? Sold to the highest bidder? While you

She falls silent.

never be together. It would never have happened anyway, but

turns his attention to Mack. I cannot help but contrast the two men. My Master, tall, holding himself proud. Mack, slinking, cowering, caught. If Adele

were about to rape her and then sell her into sexual slavery? What is the appropriate way of dealing with a man like you?” His

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