… 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….”
to the ground. Another follows, dropped by Elroy. Mack looks furious.
says Konner. “No-one said anything about fighting it out with the police. I’m not being paid
officers. To the rear, I see Ross and Francis. Francis’ eyes are swollen, as though she has been crying. Ross looks at me, still down on the
Master gazes around the room, taking in the tableau. He looks down at me, his expression bland. “What have they done to
to tell my Master about what has/was going to happen.
Of course I
is.” I wipe my eye, streaming
blank, his gaze sweeping
come out. No longer able to hold my self-control, my tears start flowing, running uncontrolled down my face as I try
asks “And Adele?” He glances at
planning to ransom me back to you, but sell me anyway to someone in the third world even when you paid. I’m not sure who.
calm, measured. “Is
his most dangerous. He holds out his
of Elizabeth. See if she needs medical
me by an arm, trying to lead me out of the room, but I resist. I want to see what happens next. Now that my Master is here, in charge, in command, I know
he asks, his stare like the passage of the Angel
Tries to fling her arms around her. He pushes her away with an expression
us,” she says. She starts to cry, dabbing her eyes. “I didn’t mean her any harm. She’s just a kid. But I wanted her to go away so that you and I could be
she puts up a good act, but
for that, you wanted to sit back and watch her be gang-raped? Sold to
She falls silent.
You and I will never be together. It would never have happened anyway, but after
I cannot help but contrast the two men. My Master, tall, holding
and then sell her into sexual slavery? What is
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