CHAPTER 19

              His eyes said it all, the madness of a dog in heat.

              He watched as his partner pulled off the blind fold from her face, and stared as she winched from the sudden brightness of the light.

              Fasting had made it clear that he didn't want her dead, but hadn't mentioned anything else, all this thug  wanted was a good time, no one had to know, she wouldn't scream, his hands were big enough to cover her lips, and his body was hard enough to keep her from struggling, aroused and excited he reached down to his zipper with his eyes still fixed on her and felt his hardness, he was so hard he couldn't wait to have her, but he needed to be alone with her, just the two of them.

            " Who are you, and what do you want from me ? " Alice questioned trying to conceal her fears, she turned left and right in a panic, but only saw the two men, they wore masks over their faces, exposing only their eyes. Then one of them squatted in front of her while the other one stood a few feet away from them.

            " What do you want from me ? I haven't done anything, why are you keeping me here ? "

           " Shhhhhhhhh " he hushed her, " we .." he said as he pointed at himself and then at his partner " do the talking, your job is to keep your mouth shut, the boss will be here very soon, he'll decide what happens to you, whether you live or whether you die, he replied with a smirk, " you're pretty, miss Alice " 

           " How do you know my name ? "

           " I've seen your movies, big time actress, aren't you ? he questioned, " or sorry, was that before or after you hit that poor man, under the influence right ? he taunted her, but she looked away,

           " You might want to look at me when I'm talking to you, " he said, " you never know what I would do when you're not looking, " he continued and dropped a hand on Alice's laps, that made her shiver. " you see, our line of work gives us as much power as we want, but it doesn't really keep us satisfied down there, if you know what I mean ? " he questioned with a crafty smirk and ran his hand up her leg, but she pulled herself away, and glared at him, then like a rabid dog he glared back and pushed his hand against her neck.

            He wouldn't dare hurt her, she flinched and pushed her head back against the wall, but he slowly pulled his hand away, and without saying anything stood up, wiped his hands and strolled into the room on the opposite side, few feet away from where they stood, what appeared to be the kitchen in the almost delapidated building, her eyes fixed on him at full alert as she trailed his strides, they didn't appear like the average bad boys, who used their buttocks for brains, these ones seemed to have their wits about them, at least so did the one who had just threatened to strangle her, as he walked past the door into the kitchen, he stopped and turned and automatically met her gaze, her focus so fixed that he reluctantly closed the door to break her stare, and then continued inside where she could no longer keep an eye on him, as soon as he was out of sight she looked around her, as if trying to figure out a way to escape, but then she noticed the other thug few metres away, he leaned against the wall, and very quietly stared at her, his build was bigger than the other one, and from the way his eyes brightened just by looking at her partly open skin, she could tell his taste for intimate attention was just as big, even though she hadn't seen his facial expression or read his thoughts, a quick glance at the hand on his swollen zipper made her fears all the more justifiable, these were hooligans, they wouldn't spare a second thought to molest her, at least this one wouldn't, he had already gotten an arousal just by staring at her, she wouldn't have a way of defending herself if they should try to rape her, her hands and legs were tied, she was at their mercy, and the thought of it sent chills down her spine.

            The loud creak that followed as the door opened cracked a rib in Alice's brewing panic, she immediately looked at her masked abductor as he emerged from the cob webbed, debris filled kitchen.

            His demeanor hadn't changed. Although he wore a mask still, she could tell his intentions for bringing her there hadn't faltered.

            He had a glass of water in his hand, as he moved, it spilled over onto the top of his hand and then on the floor, but he couldn't care less, the spill only stopped when he stopped moving.

             He stood from her, seperated by mere inches, Alice stared at the content of the glass, in a fairly acceptable sense of the word it looked like water, but then again it could've been anything, with that in mind she hesitataedshe watched him squat in front of her and extended the hand with the glass without saying a word to her, in a typical situation she understood the message, but having considered the conversation they had earlier she knew it would be foolish to oblige him, and instead of accepting the glass, she looked away like she hadn't realized it was there to begin with.

            " Take it " his voice was damp and had no patience, but Alice remained adamant, " I said... take it " he uttered a second time, but she wouldn't budge, then he grabbed her face and forced her to look at him, " don't test me missy, " he warned with the ever hoarse voice, but she replied as he tried to compel her, 

            " How can I take it when my hands are tied ? " she questioned mockingly, trying to hide away her fears, what he did next was unexpected, harsh and heartless, he let go of her cheeks only to press his fingers against her nose, she couldn't do anything to defend herself, and she struggled to breath, but he was as stubborn as she was, and more, and the moment she opened her mouth to breath in air, he poured the content of the glass down her throat, and pressed her lips together so she wouldn't spit it out, that way she'd have no other choice but to swallow it, unfortunately Alice had other plans, she coughed it all out the moment he loosened his grip, he adjusted backwards and instantly raised his hand to her, but stopped again having remembered the order not to hurt her, infuriated and desperately in need of something to vent his anger on, he threw the empty glass at the wall, it shattered to pieces upon the impact and sent shards flying in every direction. Alice turned her face away as the pieces of broken glass jetted across the room. The feel of his hands as they pressed against her own made her shudder slightly, his devlishly red eyes shone with obvious rage that begged to be unleashed, she hadn't witnessed such raw hatred in a human being before, if she hadn't known better she'd have suggested his hatred for her was personal, but she did know better, this was a complete stranger, a kidnapper, possibly a murderer, there couldn't have been anything linking the two of them, it was practically impossible.

            The heavy breathes as they penetrated the mask which he wore landed on her face, it made her skin crawl, she tried to wriggle out of his grip but he pressed even harder, with every passing second of his malignant manhandling her fears grew and she doubted his willingness to carry out the order.

          " You can't do anything to me, you can't hurt me remember, " she uttered in a less than confident tone.

          " Hurt you ? of course I won't, I have something else planned for you, and on the contrary you might even come to enjoy it very much, what do you say big man ? ready for a threesome ? " he jetted the question at his partner, who had been more than ready since the very evening he had laid eyes on her.

         " Bros i too ready oo, " he echoed from the other end of the room.

         " Then what are we waiting for ? " he questioned as a deceptive smile appeared on his face again, immediately, he picked her from the ground, despite her kicking and screams he held her together, she wriggled hanging over his shoulders, pleading they let her go, but these two were hellbent, they needed an excuse to touch her and she had given them plenty, in no time at all, they had taken her through the passage way and headed for another room, he kicked the door open, breaking some of the weak wood on it, then without any notice or warning suddenly dropped her on the ground, with so much force that she temporarily lost the strength to scream, her hair fell over her face, her head ached and she gasped from the pain at her elbows, back and practically her entire body, she could feel the bed under her, the rough mattress scratched at her skin, there were cobwebs everywhere, as she managed to roll on her side, the rope tore at the skin on her hands and feet and a groan escaped her lips, her heart pounded heavily, and she could see them as they unbuttoned their shirts, very carefully, one at a time, they had so much confidence she wouldn't be able to stop them, he didn't take his eyes off her as he took off his shirt, then jetted it carelessly across the room, and moved even closer to her, with his partner few steps behind him.

          " I'll go first, you come in after, " he ordered to their surprise.

         " Ah ah bros, make we do this thing together na, which one be go come, oga fasting go soon reach here,  " he protested, blending in getto slangs like the hooligan he was.

         " You'll get your turn, go out, and keep your eyes open for anything suspicious, just in case her screams attract any attention, and she will scream, " he said as he locked eyes with her, " very ...much...so " .

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.            The speed of the mercedes was intimidating to as many cars that they drove past that evening, having been carefully altered its nearly silent engine and firm tires trailed the road, like a stealthy assasine it tore  through the darkness of the cold deserted night, until the tires finally rolled to a stop at the tail of a grand tree, its flamboyant branches held enough thick leaves that hid the black beast in plain sight, and served as an opportunity for the three agents to creep their way through the bushes, as they headed for the old delapidated building.

           " This is the place, she's in there, we'll split up, you two go in through the front, i'll take the back, " Sunday ordered under whispers as they both listened carefully.

           " And what if Fasting show's up ? " Reuben questioned.

           " He will never show up in person, he has too many aliases, plus this is by far the least likely place he'd visit, not even if it'd help him find you. " she responded with an amazing amount of confidence, that made her response sound a little bit more than presumptions.

           " How can you be so sure ? " Reuben questioned

           " Because i've been in this way longer than you have sweetheart " she replied with a wink, her glowing brown eyes sparkled even more under the bright light of the evening's full moon, for that short while he just couldn't tear his eyes away from her, neither did he understand why " look at me like that for too long, and you might end up falling for me " she teased then walked away, right before Alice's cries for help penetrated the cold feeble walls.