Hot Revenge Box Set 2

Chapter 6

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Richard

My mobile rings. I snatch it up. “Yes, Ross?”

“I've lost contact with James. They've made him leave the phone behind when they sent him on the next leg…”

Fuck…

How do we help him now?

“… And the earpiece. And…” Ross’ voice is shaky… “Richard... They… the kidnappers I mean… they spoke to me via the connection. I recorded it all. I'm playing it back to you.”

Klempner. You know who this is.

Just like you to let this tired old bastard run the gauntlet. But that's just you all over isn't it. Letting someone else take the heat.

We'll have the money very shortly. And believe me, it had better be all the money in that bag. But the deal’s not sealed until we have you too. Until then, that darling daughter of yours is going nowhere.

The voice snaps off. There’s a moment’s hiss then Ross speaks again. “Richard, what do you want me to do? Should I call the police?”

“No… don’t do that. If they think the police are involved, they’ll almost certainly murder Charlotte… and her baby… before Michael and Klempner can get to her.”

“What then?”

What indeed?

Should I go?

Leave Mitch to look after Elizabeth?

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How do I tell her this?

Wearily, I climb the stairs to find my sleeping wife.

But she’s not sleeping. “Elizabeth… There’s been a development. Ross has…” I stop, mid-sentence. “Elizabeth?”

From the pillow, she stares up at me, wide-eyed. “I’m sorry, Master…”

“Sorry? Elizabeth, what’s wrong?”

apart. I didn’t want

Oh, God…

are you going into

Master. It’s too early I know,

It’s way too

Master. But, I’m pretty

stay calm. I’m just

Calm…

Stay calm…

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“And I’ve

Elizabeth is going into

a hand to her mouth. “She’s

weeks. Mitch, there’s no way I can

her. I’ll bring your car to the front, get the engine turning

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Michael

a cautious moment, Klempner and

is stale, musty with cigarette smoke, the walls and ceiling

recently occupied by Finchby, trying hard not to actually touch anything. “You'd

staff are employed differently,” mutters Klempner. But he regards

so he runs the women as prostitutes, but he must be worth plenty. What's the point in being

me, watching the screen with half

lobby, then a dance floor, various corridors... Each quarter displays a small insert: L2

moving at its own pace. “He’s

nods slowly, chewing on his lower lip. “Nothing from the basement

after another of couples, triples and more;

the clients know they're on camera?”

High and Mighty there. Good blackmail material if he ever has any problems with the

by a series of barred and padlocked doors.

‘cells’ to me,”

them either working or locked up until

to

myself simply staring at him, leaning

I’m not going to spend

course, he’s

image shifts once

corner of the screen, it’s

gorge rises. “Oh,

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