"I love you so much." Lucas whispers in my ear. I turn around to face him. We had just finished making love to one another and I grab his face.
"I love you, too."
He kisses me and nuzzles my neck. I start to get a warm and tingly feeling down below. Lucas lays flat on his back, I climb on top and straddle him. I bend over and start to kiss his neck.
I loved this man.
More than anything I worshipped him. He was all I ever wanted and the only person who could satisfy me.

I start to go lower with my kisses. Doing the nape of his neck, down his chest...
He starts to moan. It makes me smile to hear how much pleasure I am bringing to him. He puts his hand on my head to guide me even lower. I knew exactly what he wanted and I wanted to give it to him.
"That a girl." He moans.

Wait. This is wrong. I open my eyes and lift my head.
Sam was staring back at me.
His eyes get serious and cold. He grabs me and throws me on my back, straddling me.
"No," I start to scream!
He then puts his hands around my neck and starts to squeeze. I try to break free from his hold but it is t help. My throat and lungs were on fire. I couldn't breathe.
Lucas!
Lucas!!
Please help me!!

I jump up and look around. Oh God, it was just a dream. I notice I'm in a completely different room. One with windows in them. I get off the bed quietly. I go to swallow and my throat burns. It felt like I swallowed molten rocks. Looking down, I saw my clothes were fixed. The monster had the decency to fix my clothes for me. If I ever had the chance to shoot him, it would definitely be between the legs.

I run to the window. I try and open it but it's shut tightly with nails. I look out to nothing but grass. Where was I?
I didn't have my heels on so I tip toed to the door.
I turn the knob.
Unlocked!
I don't stand there to ponder why. I open the door and slowly look out into the hallway. No one in sight. I breathe a sigh of relief. I begin to carefully look for the stairs heading downstairs. When I first got here I noticed we walked down the Hallway and I should've been at the Staircase. However, waking up in a different room, who knows where in the House I was. It was a massive house too.

There was a lot of Sunlight coming from down the Hall and to the right. I make a right and see the banister on the left. I walk down and put my back against the wall. Inhale as I slowly poke my head out. I don't see or hear anyone.

I grab the banister and make my way down the stairs. I kept looking behind me making sure I wasn't followed.
Where was everyone?
This had to be some kind of trick. I made my way the bottom of the staircase and still not one soul. Peeking into the Living Room, there wasn't any furniture or anything. I open the Front Door and step outside. It was so cold. But my only chance was to run out. Contemplating if I should or shouldn't would give Sam ample time to grab me. No chance in Hell I'd let that happen. I run and get to the gate.  It's wide open. At that point I knew I was being let go. I didn't care and I did not look back. So I ran. I ran for my life.

Lucas Point-of-View

"So what do you men think?" This was THEE meeting, with two of the owners of Eastern Asia's top Cellular provider. They were willing to sell me the Company for a nice chunk of change. I waited weeks to close this deal. I was going to take Bower Mobile into Asian Territory. Once there, I would expand and bring CNL into that Market also.

Both men nod in approval and both bow their heads. The man closest to me yells, "MORE ALCOHOL TO CELEBRATE!"
We all laugh.
Sherman, my Lawyer, grabs the contract and hands it so both men can sign.

My phone rings and the Caller ID is showing Dayo. I immediately get an uneasy feeling in my stomach.
"Sir, I lost Jasmen. She used the blonde, chunky one as decoy and escaped through the back of the Restaurant."
My heart drops. I hear Cindy in the background scream, "hey I am not fat!"
"Take her to the Tower NOW! And don't let her out of your sight!"

Sherman approached me and asked if everything is okay. I explain to him that I have a family emergency. I look towards my guests and apologize
about my sudden departure. We shake hands and I leave immediately, Shawn in toe. Once I'm in the car I dial Jasmen's phone. I'm going to kill her! Why would she purposely do something like this? She knows how important it to always have guards with her. Its been weeks and I thought she was accustomed to her shadow by now.

She answers the phone.
"She can't come to the phone right now. I'll be happy to take a message for you."
My blood runs cold.
"Where is she? What have you done to her?"
He doesn't say anything and I don't hear her. I start to panic.
"Nothing, yet."
"If you touch her-"
"What Luke?!" He cuts me off. I bite my lip and pass my hand through my hair. "What could you possibly do to me that you haven't already done?!"
My eyes starts to water. This lunatic would hurt her and I knew he would.
"I beg you," I tell him. "I'll do anything you want. Just leave her be. I'll meet you wherever you want. Take me, please, just leave her out of this." I hear Jasmen crying.
"See, but where would all the fun be in that? I could smack you around, take away your fancy cars, and you'd be fine. But if I do this-"
I hear Jasmen screaming again. What the hell was he doing to her? I swore the minute I got the chance too, I was going to kill him.
"No, please Sam stop! For fuck sake, please!!"
I felt helpless. I was letting her down in the biggest way. This was all my fault.
"See what I mean. This beautiful doll is your Achilles heel man. And you won't like it, she won't like it, but I am going to enjoy this next part."
"What do you mean!?"
I didn't hear anyone, anymore. "Sam, what does that mean? Jasmen?!"
I look down at the phone and see that he ended the call. I immediately dial again but it does straight to voicemail.
"Motherfucker!!" I scream as I repeatedly kick the passenger seat in front of me.
Shawn pulls the car over and turns towards me.
"Sir, Get it together! Call who you must and get them to the house now!! We will find her!"
I steady my breathing and close my eyes.
I call Dayo first and tell him to take Cindy to the house, then I ring the Lead Detective that was investigating the break-in at the House. I tell him what happened.
"Yes...my Girlfriend was kidnapped. You know my address...come immediately!"

"Listen, I have zero clue as to what is going on. I was sitting at MoonLight Cafe, and next thing you know I'm being pulled all over London by this Barbarian."
Cindy was sitting in a chair in front of my desk. I crouch down next to her.

"Listen, tell me exactly what happened when you got to the Restaurant."
"Am I in trouble for helping her dodge this big oaf?" She turns and looks at Dayo. You
He Gruffs.
"I smell a law suit. Serious!"
I start to see red.
"Cindy!!" I yell making her jump and look at me.
"She was kidnapped. Now please, tell me what you know."
She pales and I look away.
"Oh, oh I'm sorry! I..."
Tears start to fill her eyes. She takes a deep breath. "Okay, right when the server brings our food, he gave Jasmen an envelope."
"Envelope?" I look at Cindy and stand.
"Yeah, it had a letter in it. She opened it and read it. She started begging me to distract Dayo. Told me she would let me raid her closet. I knew something was wrong. She didn't let me get a chance to find out what it was. I got up and stood in front of Dayo. Next thing I know, I'm being pushed and she's gone. That's all that happened. I swear."

Maria walks in. Her eyes were blood shot red from crying. I told her everything that happened and the poor thing fainted in my arms.
"Cindy, sweetheart. Come with me. I'll make you some tea."
Cindy turned to me. Her face pleaded with me if it was okay to go with Maria. I nod.

I slouched into my chair. This was all my fault. He was hurting her just to make me suffer. And it worked. I would never forgive myself. The Police had no leads. The last cell tower her phone pinged from was a mile from the restaurant. She could've been anywhere by now.

I lean back on my chair and put my hand over my eyes.
"Sir." Dayo stepped closer to my desk.
"What is it?"
"Fire me if you must, but let me help you find her. I owe you, I owe her that much. I will never forgive myself for not being there when she needed me the most."

The old me would've flip and fired his ass the moment he called and told me he lost her. But I knew it wasn't his fault. I was surprised she didn't lose him sooner. I knew she cared for him, and now I saw how much he cared for her. He wouldn't stop looking for her, until he found her. Dead or alive.
And that's what terrified me.

I look up at him.
"You're not fired Dayo and I need you to do me a favor."
"Anything, Sir," he says.
"Drive Cindy home when she's ready, please."
I take a sip from my Glass of Whiskey. He bows and walk away.
All of a sudden I can hear Jasmen asking me how the hell Dayo was going to communicate to Cindy, that he was her chauffeur.
I smile.

I had not moved from my house all day. I stayed in my Office, just in case someone called with news of Jasmen. I was on my 4th glass of Whiskey, and I needed something to get rid of this pounding headache. Alcohol was not my smartest idea.

The phone rings. It showed a Private number.
"Hello?!" I yell.
"Hey bud, how the hell are you?" He starts laughing. How I wish I was holding his throat in my hand.
"Where is she? Is she okay?" I closed me eyes. I didn't hear her. Please God. Let her be okay.
"Jas, Lucas wants to know if you're okay, tell him how you're feeling."
I hear her painful screams. He was hurting her. My heart started to ache.
"Stop, please!" I fall onto my chair. I places my arm on the desk and repeatedly hit my head on it. "Whatever you are doing, please stop. Leave her alone! She doesn't deserve this!"
"I think she's doing great. And what do you think she deserves huh? I think an eye for an eye at this point Lucas. What do you think? Let's see if I can make her moan."
No, God!
"Don't you fucking dare!! I will kill you! You hear me! Touch her again and I will fucking kill you!"
I hear shuffle and it gets quiet. I was scared out my mind. What if the line went dead? I check and was still connected.

I hear an ear-splitting scream coming from Jasmen.
"Jasmen, baby, are you okay?! Oh  God, I am so sorry!"
No!" She screams, "Lucas help me, please!"
I mouth opens but no words come out. I stand and throw my glass across the room. I start to cry. I felt helpless. God, what was he doing to her?
"Sam, I beg you, I'll do whatever you want. Leave her alone."
He laughs.
"Red panties! Let's see if she has the matching bra shall we?"
Oh God.
"Bingo!" He yells.

I am so sorry. This was all my fault. He was doing this to her because of me. If I never gave her the position, this wouldn't be happening to her. We would've never crossed path and she would have still been living comfortable in my apartment building.
It gets quiet.
"Lucas," she whispers.
I stand up! "Baby, talk to me. What's wrong? Why is it quiet?"
I kept praying this would be over. But it wasn't.
Sam started laughing.
"Tell me Lucas. When you were touching MY girlfriend, what did she sound like?"
I felt sick to my stomach.
"Did she sound like this?"

I didn't hear anything. I could only imagine what he was doing. A million scenarios rushed into my head all at once.
I hear her moan and whimpers so low I barely heard her. I couldn't take it no more and screamed! I push my desk over and everything came crashing off of it.
Sam laughed again.
"I am going to have so much fun with her. I probably will never let her go."
I sat on the floor. I prayed to God that he was done torturing her.
"Please no more. I am so sorry."
"See I'm not feeling that apology. You're only doing it because I'm straddling your passed out girlfriend."
In a sick way, hearing that she passed out made me feel a little better. He couldn't do anything else to her. Or I hoped.
"Please, tell me, what do you want? Do you want me to sign the Company over to you? You want all the money? Just tell me want you want. Anything."
"Anything?" He teases.
"Yes man. Anything."
He laughs.
"Okay, you just suffering, it's all I want. Not asking for much. You both are going to suffer. I promise you that. You both will never live happily as long as I'm around. She is my new Elizabeth. Just like I fought tooth and nail for Lizzy's happiness, I am going to fight tooth and nail to make Jasmen miserable. So miserable, in fact, that she puts a gun to her head... and pulls the trigger."