Taken

Chapter 18

I walked out of the wardrobe in a pair of wet look pants, casual T-shirt and black bomber jacket. Henry was sitting on the sofa and smiled as I approached him.
"You look stunning." Henry said, standing up and walking to me. He gently moved some stray hair behind my ears that had escaped from my braid. I looked up at him. The way he was looking at me made me feel giddy.

There was a knock at the door and we both turned and looked at it. Armie walked into the room.
"Max and Erik have left. Matt is waiting in the car. Are we ready to head off?" Armie said stopping at staring at me.
"You look beautiful." He said before taking a few steps forward and pulling me into him by my belt. I stumbled into him and he caught me easily.

Without saying anything, he pulled the sleeve of my jacket down and clasped on a small cuff to my upper arm.
"What's this?" I asked looking at the cuff then back to Armie.
"Honestly? It's a tracker." I froze and stared at him.
"A fucking tracker?" I pulled my arm away and tried to pull the cuff off.

"You won't be able to get it off that way. It needs the key." Henry said walking in close to me and grabbing my hand, stopping me from trying to pull it off.
I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. Henry held my arm close to him as Armie moved in close and held my waist.
"Why would you do this? I've done everything you've asked!" I said, looking between Armie and Henry.

"It's a precaution. Just in case something happens." Henry said, gently pulling me closer into him and into his embrace. Tears ran down my cheeks and Henry pulled me closer into him.
"It's just so we know you'll be safe." Henry whispered into my ear. He pulled away and used his thumbs to dry away my tears as he cupped my face in his hands.

Behind me, Armie pulled the sleeve back up and gently squeezed my waist before moving away.
Henry gently moved me and walked me through the house as we followed behind Armie.
When we reached the car Matt's face showed visible confusion.
"Why are you crying?" He asked as Henry moved me to the backseat. Armie and Henry both got in on either side of me.
"They put a tracker on me." I whispered, my heart sinking at the thought of being tracked as if I was a dog. Matt frowned and turned on the car when Henry shut his door. Without responding to what I said, Matt pulled out of the driveway and down the streets. I sat silently and as central to the seat as possible to avoid touching Henry or Armie in any way.

Before too long we arrived at some shops. Matt parked the car and turned off the engine. Nobody moved or said anything.

"Anna. We are out in public now. Please don't do anything stupid. We don't need any attention bought to us." Henry said gently touching my hand. I nodded in response. Henry nodded, happy with my response, he continued to say "You'll pretend to be my partner today. Okay?" Again I nodded.

Henry climbed out the car and reached back in for me. He gently grabbed my hand and held it in his. Matt and Armie hung around close to us. Anyone looking at us would have known that we were in a group.

As we walked into the shops Henry led me toward a cafe. He ordered a coffee then looked to me.
"Flat white please." I said looking from Henry to the lady serving us. Henry squeezed my hand. I smiled at the lady. Armie and Matt quickly placed their orders as well and Henry paid. We moved over to the waiting area and began waiting.
Henry quickly spoke with Armie, whispering in his ear. Soon, Armie walked to me and grabbed my arm, gently pulling me into him. He whispered into my ear, "come with me." Before walking us out the store.

"What's going on?" I asked as I struggled to keep up with him. Armie said nothing and detoured into a high end lingerie store.
"Try some things on for me." He said before walking me to some stands. Reluctantly I grabbed some things in my size and walked out to the change rooms.
One of the workers greeted Armie and began talking to him. I watched as Armie motioned towards me at times. The lady began moving around and selected some items.