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2024-10-29 19:42:56Aubrey was awake, but she was barely conscious. She was still chained and blindfolded. She could tell that her period blood filled the area where she was chained, but she could barely move. She couldn't even lift up her head. Her blood pressure was low and so was her blood sugar. She was dizzy and she was close to passing out again. Her body was in great need of food and nobody was there to provide her with what she needed. Her skin was pale and her body was shivering slightly; she was a bit cold. She had been chained for a whole day, which meant that she had not eaten anything for two days and during the previous two days, she barely had anything to silence the growls of her hungry stomach and aching body.
She could hear the door being opened, which ignited her heart with some bits of hope. She wanted to stand up, to beg him for food, to plead for her freedom out of those tight cuffs, but she could barely part her lips to produce any sound.
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"I've been following him for five days and the outcome is nothing!" Jordan rubbed his forehead as he sat with Aubrey's parents, his own parents, his siblings, and Maria. They were all gathered at Jordan's family house as Jordan's parents invited Aubrey's parents for dinner and they also wanted to show their support. Aubrey was like a daughter to them and they were worried about her. They noticed the change that happened in Jordan's life after she appeared in it, they could tell that she made their son happier and she was there for the family through every thick and thin. "Jordan, why are you so sure that he is hiding something? Maybe he's really innocent," his mother talked to him. She knew her son was thinking with his emotions more than his mind and he might develop some irrational thoughts because he did not know Aubrey's whereabouts. "He is sick, mum.
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"I've got great news," the private detective, Emmitt, said as he walked inside the Hills' family house. He called Jordan half an hour ago asking him where he was and on knowing his whereabouts, he immediately made his way to him. "You found her?" Jessica's eyes lit upon hearing him say that. This was the only kind of great news she wanted to hear about at that moment. "I believe so," he replied, earning everyone's attention. "I put a tracker on Austin's car and I noticed that he went to a place outside of the city, about two hours away. It's a place in the woods. When I followed him, I saw him going inside a cabin right in the middle of the woods." "What else? Did you see her?" Jordan could not contain his curiosity and eagerness to know more. "I couldn't look inside as there were no windows or anything. I even kn
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Paramedics approached Jordan and carefully took Aubrey away from him. They put her fragile bruised body on the stretcher and Jordan rode in the ambulance with her. He looked at her face and tried to conceal his agony. Parts of her face were bruised, there was a small gash on the top of her head and her lips were swollen. He glanced at her hand and saw cuts and scratches all over them.It was hard for him to imagine the terror she went through. It was obvious that she experienced a lot of pain, a lot of torture that nobody deserved. The nearest hospital was almost forty minutes away and during the whole time, Jordan's eyes did not dart away from hers. The only time he glanced away from her was when he texted everybody telling them that they had found her and informing them which hospital Aubrey would be taken to.Five minutes away before arriving at the hospital, Aubrey let out a soft groan and her eyes started fluttering. The first moment she opened her eyes, she nearl
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"Okay, so I need bodyguards to be here as soon as possible." Aubrey woke up to Jordan's voice. It has been two days since she was rescued and ever since then, Jordan did not leave her side. Her parents visited her daily and so did Maria and Jessica. "Hey," she whispered once he hung up. Earning his attention, Jordan turned and looked at her. He instantly smiled upon seeing her awake and walked over, kissing her forehead. "Am I getting released today?" she asked him in a sleepy voice. "Yeah, I talked to your doctor and he said you're getting released, but he wants to talk to you first about something," he said as he sat down beside her on the bed. She slowly lifted herself up, attempting to sit down. Jordan immediately helped her as her broken ribs were giving her some trouble. "What is it?" She frowned, eyeing her boyfriend. "It's better if he told
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In the Spotlight Fifty-two
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Aubrey stood in front of the mirror and she adjusted her grey suit on her body. She styled it with a blue blouse that was tucked in the suit's pants. She took in a shaky breath and closed her eyes for a couple of seconds then she opened them again. "You got this," she whispered to herself. "Are you done, babe?" Jordan asked her as he walked out of the dressing room. He approached her from behind and she turned around to face him. "I guess I am." She smiled a little at him. She took her clutch that was on the bed and the two of them went downstairs. Just as they reached the bottom floor, the doorbell rang so Aubrey went to open the door. She found Maria and Jessica before her. "You were supposed to be in Miami," she said in shock, looking at Jessica. Jessica did have a modelling gig she managed to get for a perfume commercial and it was supposed to b
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In the Spotlight Fifty-two
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In the Spotlight Fifty-one
Nobody could comprehend or fathom Aubrey's relief when she saw Jordan's house at her sight. Comfort found its way to her heart and she wanted to do nothing other than locking herself inside and to never get out. It was her safe haven that she didn't want to leave for the rest of her life."You okay?" Jordan asked her as he noticed how she was staring at the house before her."Yeah." She nodded with a smile on her face. He took her hand in his and they walked inside the huge house. All her smiles were broken, Jordan could tell. Even though he hadn't known her for long, he knew her true smile and her broken one. He learned everything about her, he learned to love everything about her and to cherish her.Her parents, Jordan's parents, Jaden and Maria were already inside. They wanted to give her a small welcome party to make her feel at home. They wanted to make her happy and to wash away the days she spent in torture. Yet, they didn't know the cruelness of what she
