Chapter 74: Let's Slide
"Sit down and keep quiet otherwise I'll really hurt you, little girl," JJ ordered Victoria after throwing her into a bed in the room that she was being held.
"Let me go!" Victoria demanded without fear.
"Let you go? Why? You should count yourself lucky that the boss hasn't killed you yet, but instead is feeding you nicely and keeping you all healthy."
"Why am I still here? What does he want from me?" Victoria demanded to know.
"Hahaha," JJ laughed and took out a cigarette and lit it.
After inhaling the cigarette smoke, he let it out and Victoria caught a whiff of it, and the smell made her very uncomfortable, "You're just a means to an end for the boss. He has nothing against you. He just wants little miss Sharon all for himself, and he's willing to use you to get her," JJ whispered sinisterly to her.
"Use me in what way?" Victoria asked.
"You really are a clueless little girl. Sharon is probably thinking that we're torturing you in here, cutting off a finger or two and in her desperation to save you, she'll be more than willing to do anything and that's exactly what the boss wants."
Victoria now realized that Addicus was using her to manipulate Sharon to do whatever he wanted. She knew how much Sharon cared about her and could only imagine what she'd be willing to do to save her.
***What does Addicus really want from Sharon?*** Victoria asked herself.
She remembered when Sharon told her about Addicus' obsession with her and how he'd tried to rape her, and she realized that he wanted to sleep with her and this was how he planned on getting her into his bed. She had to do something to prevent this from happening. *But what could she do since she was trapped in the room and was being watched by JJ?*
Only a miracle could help them now and that miracle was three men who were on their way here; **Chris, Hector and Peter.**
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The boat they were in sped across the water as they rode for the Island of Chira. It was already almost sundown, which was a good thing for them because they needed to be stealthy in order to rescue the girls.
"Are you ready for this? You might have to take someone's life." Chris asked Hector while they rode.
"I've already taken a life to protect my sister from Addicus the first time he came into our lives, and I'm more than willing to do it again," Hector said with seriousness.
"In that case, get ready because we're here," Peter announced, and slowed down the boat just a few meters away from the island.
The sun was almost lost behind the horizon and the fog was rising around the island. The guys put on their stealth suits and wore their snorkels. They entered the water and quietly swam to the surface to avoid being detected.
They made it to the edge of the island and changed their clothes, hiding their swimming equipment in the bushes.
They snuck through the wilds, avoiding Addicus' security guards until they got to the only house on the private island.
"Ok! This is definitely the right place, which means that the girls are in there. Now we just have to find a way to get inside undetected," Peter said to the guys.
"How do we do that? This place is crawling with armed guards. We won't be able to get to the front door, let alone inside the house," Hector protested.
"There's only one way to get in there. We'll have to become the enemy," Chris said and smiled at Peter, who already seemed to understand what he meant.
"What do you mean by becoming the enemy?" Hector asked, confused.
"It's something our captain taught us when we were still in the military. When you find yourself in a hostile environment, the best way to stay alive is to blend in and become your enemy. To do that, we'll have to take out three guards and put on their clothes. It's a good thing that they're all wearing matching suits," Peter told Hector.
"Oh, I get it now. We'll sneak in right under their noses," Hector said with a smile.
"Alright, let's find our victims," Chris said, and they moved out.
Chris and Peter moved side by side, watching each other's backs. They stumbled upon a pair of guards at the back of the house. They made sure no other guard was nearby and then they made their move.
Chris threw a knife from a pretty far distance, and it landed right in one of the guards' necks, and he fell to the ground. The other guard noticed that his colleague was dead, but before he could sound an alarm, Peter appeared from behind him and slit his throat.
They pulled the two dead men to a blind spot and took their clothes and weapons and ID tags and keys.
Hector came out from his hiding spot and enquired about getting his own disguise.
"I think it'll be better if you served as our lookout and our getaway driver. Take this radio and keep in contact with us if anything happens. When we get the girls, I'll let you know so you can get the boat ready, and we can all get out of here," Peter told Hector and gave him a walkie-talkie.
Chris and Peter were able to stroll into the house without any problems. All the guards were busy watching their posts and minding their business, so no one paid them any mind.
They stood in the main room of the huge house and decided to do some reconnaissance about the house so they could find the girls and come up with an escape plan once they'd acquired them.
"Chris! You go that direction and I'll go this way. Stay in contact and if you find the girls..."
"I'll let you know immediately," Chris finished the sentence.
"Be careful," Peter said to him.
"The same goes for you."
And they split up towards different parts of the house. As Peter moved towards one part, he took out his radio and dialled Hector.
"Hector! Come in. Any movement we should be worried about?" He asked.
"No, Peter! The coast is clear. I have already brought the boat closer to shore, and I'm waiting for you guys to come out," Hector replied from the other line.
"Good. We're still searching for the girls. Once we find them, we'll get out so be on alert. Understand?"
"I understand."
"Over and out!" Peter said and ended the transmission.
"Where is he keeping you, Love?" Peter asked himself and kept on looking.