… 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
was being paid for a job,” says Konner. “No-one said anything about fighting it out with the police. I’m not being
and Francis. Francis’ eyes are swollen, as though she has been crying. Ross looks at me,
He looks down at me, his expression bland. “What have they done to you,
Master about what has/was going to happen.
I must tell
have time. It probably looks worse than it is.” I wipe my eye, streaming fluid:
his expression stays blank, his gaze sweeping over
down when….” My throat seizes up and the words won’t come out. No longer able to hold
“And Adele?” He glances at her. Astonishingly, she is still holding her wine
you, but sell me anyway to someone in the third world even when you paid. I’m not sure who. A brothel-keeper or people-trafficker I think. That’s what he
voice is calm, measured. “Is that
holds out his hand, helping me to stand, his stare hovering over my ripped clothes, my
Ross. Please take care of Elizabeth. See if she needs medical
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 my Master is here, in charge, in command,
to say?” he asks, his stare like the passage of
around her. He pushes her away with
mean her any harm. She’s just a kid. But I wanted her to go away so
up a good act, but it is all so false.
for that, you wanted to sit back and watch her be gang-raped? Sold to the highest
She falls silent.
It would never have happened anyway, but after
help but contrast the two men. My Master, tall, holding
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
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