… 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. Mack looks furious.
says Konner. “No-one said anything about fighting it out with the police. I’m not
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 looks at me, still down on the floor, holding my eyes long, radiating
me, his expression bland. “What have they done to you, Elizabeth?” His
takes me. I don’t want to tell my Master about what has/was
Of course I
it is.” I wipe my eye, streaming fluid: tears? Or blood? “Mack was about to… to…. to
his expression stays blank, his gaze sweeping over Konner
able to hold my self-control, my tears start flowing, running uncontrolled down my face as I try fruitlessly
“And Adele?” He glances at her. Astonishingly, she is still holding
ransom me back to you, but sell me anyway to someone in the third
Master’s voice is calm, measured. “Is
by his calm tones. This is my Master at his most dangerous. He holds out his hand, helping me to stand, his stare hovering over
Please take care of Elizabeth. See if
me out of the room, but I resist. I want to see what happens next. Now that my Master is here, in
stare like the passage of the Angel of
runs to him. Tries to fling her arms around her. He pushes her away with an expression as though he had just
harm. She’s just a kid. But I wanted her to go
act, but it
for that, you wanted to sit back and watch her be gang-raped? Sold to the highest bidder? While you drank
She falls silent.
else happens now. You and I will never be together. It would never have happened anyway, but
Master, tall, holding
Mack? You stole from me. Attacked Elizabeth in her own apartment. Now you abduct her, assault her. You 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 voice is
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