Chapter 8: The suprise

Jessica's POV

"Hello?" With a shaky voice, I screamed out.

No answer. With my heart pounding, I stepped forward once more.

Suddenly, I sensed someone behind me. A voice whispered in my ear and a hand clamped over my mouth before I could turn.

"You seem to have fallen for the trick."

When I realized I wasn't alone, my blood froze. I had fallen straight into the trap set by whoever was observing me, who had been waiting for this time.

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The world around me stilled, all I saw was black. Darkness had trapped me, I had been tricked and it was curiousity that led me here.

I had lost consciousness until I woke up from a long sleep, I opened my eyes in voluntary, fast than you imagined as my eyes darted the whole room, I took in the environment — unfamiliar, a dimly lit warehouse. The air brushed cold against my skin, its smell irritatingly reeking of gasoline and metal.

My body went numb, I couldn't move and so I saw.. my wrist were sore from being restrained, although unharmed, I had been bound to a chair with heavy ropes.

Panic drove in me, no one was here, there was no David, he didn't even know where I was. Once more, I blamed myself for being the curious cat. And then I recall ..

The silence on the other end of the phone call, the voice that came from behind me, those mainly hands that showed off it veins and strength once they clamped around my mouth. I shrieked in fear, wriggled while muffling screams. I had been ambushed. Those rough hands had dragged me into a van.

The heavy doors creak broke me out of my reverie as my eyes snapped straight to the door - alert! From those legs, every step it made screamed dominion, authority, intimidating! I screamed from within, praying I just woke up from this dream — he stamps those boots on the floor jolting me out of my inner strength to fear. I trembled against my will to act strong. As he walks in, every steps calculated, Victor stares and walks in, hands akimbo, with his eyes gauging me from head to toe, like some predators assessing his pray.

I looked around, his men had followed, their eyes around the whole place. They stood silent, obedient — ready to move once even a needle dropped.

He studied them all, mentioned one, whispered to his ears and left. Almost immediately,

The guy pulls me by the hair roughly that my knees scraped the floor, I cried in pain, sweat breaking out on my forehead, hair already dishelved and messy, a tear dropped on my cheek and soon I'm presented to the devil.

Forced to kneel before him, his sharp gazes burning through me as he smirks.

“You're going to stay with David, you'll be in the reason he falls"

I knew that — Right! That was how fate wanted it, for me to be David's weakness when he fought to be strong.

I always noted it, once he says I'm his strength — I always saw through those eyes — fear! They battled me, he only said those to make be believe but I never took that great.

I trembled at Victor's confrontation as he threatened further.

“Call him now. Lure him into the fire.”

“You’re done playing his games. Now, you play mine.” he said with coldness in his tone. He was always serious.

“Get her the contract,” he ordered his boy.

“No way!“ I cut in. He was taken aback, yet not completely surprised by my defiance.

“I would stay with David, come what may!“ I said with the kind of determination — that scared me.

“The tablet.“ He motioned to another boy, I stared at them all who stood behind him, waiting for orders.

“Dogs!“ I muttered.

Next I heard was sounds..

“How about Jessica?“

I was lost, I could not quite decipher the situation at hand.

I stared at Victor, confused.

And then the voice came.

“Nothing to worry about her, I'd put her in place, she's just some distraction.“

David! I recognized the voice. It was him.

I knelt, — conquered, was I really a distraction for David?

“And even now, he knows you're with me, you're just some bait.“ the manner he had said it, made me boil in anger.

“He's there, busy — making his next moves without you.“

My world went silent.

Mind blank.

“Do you think he’s looking for you? No. He’s busy making his next move without you.”

“Now, you call David as I insteuct or refuse and watch you lose him and everyone dear to you!“

Fear gripped me, everyone dear…

One thing I saw, Victor. From his gaze to demeanor — he meant every damn words he let out. He never laid empty threats, David has said so, now, I knew so.

Fear gripped me, did David truly betray me?

I pondered on every possibility. He had hid his relationship with Victor with me, and now I had to choose?

I had become part of the war, I nodded to Victor like an obedient dog.

He raised his hands, every move different commanded they obliged at. A phone is placed on my hands, they began to shake once I put the phone to my ear.

I stalled, knowing the moment David picked this call, I was dooming David!

At first, I pretended to comply once I took the phone, deliberately delaying — stalling, I tried to act hesitant to make Victor believe I was struggling.

“Replay that video.“ I said. If I was to play smart, I had to play dumb too.

David answered the call.

“David arch!, I've been kidnapped”

Arch? Was the word for danger. A smart code. He knew better, I was in danger and the situation was more danger for him.

I looked up to Victor who leaned against the armrest.

But he was too smart??!

He snatched the phone from me, he checks the caller id and message “red” I had sent to David.

“Thought you could play smart, huh?“ He scoffed.

He raised his voice. “you know what to do!“

As he left the room.

I knew what that was, they'd rush at David, panic surge through me.

I took note of every details, every man standing, left with no choice but saving David, I go with the desperate move!

I grabbed a weapon from one of the men. I was outnumbered I knew ..

But those words ..

“When you're in danger, you strike. Stall the situation, Act with boldness!“ Those were the words David always played like music to my ears. Now, I know why!

With the guns in my hands, I saw how they shook in fear, they took steps backwards.

I took in every moods they made with their bodies and hands, and once I get the cue,…

I ran for the door.

It was almost a struggle fighting two of the men amount with weak yet fierce punches, and then I almost made it.

But my escapede was cut short.

Just as I stepped out, a hand dragged my legs backwards, my back hit the ground hard. I heard their pants, I was bruised.

Soon, I was put in my place, bound again.

Victor was back inside, clapping his hands against each other, to say “well-done.“

“That was cute, but now you'll learn what happens when you try to outsmart who.“

He said with all dreadful tone.

He crouched in front of me, a devilish smirk playing on his lips as he reminds me David was coming.

Despite warning, David walks in right into Victor's trap.

As I scream, for David to

go back,

“Checkmate!“ Victor roars in happiness, hidden bars were locked, it was now I locked in one room and David in another, like some — Prison.