White Rose

Chapter 24: Teresa's POV

A/N: As always, I'm not Bruno and I am eternally grateful to each and every one of you for your persistence through this train wreck.

PLOT TWIST

~*~ Last Chapter ~*~

My dear Patrick, here we are again. I told you this was my game, why don't you understand? Teresa's brothers are lovely, it was great to play with them. The game is almost over. You left them alone and asleep, now is where the fun starts. They are both so beautiful, I'm glad they'll be able to help me.

Tyger, Tyger

~*~ Present Time ~*~

I woke up in a cold, dark room. I don't remember much, someone came to the door and pressed a rag over my face before I passed out. I'm laying on a cement floor, my ears ringing. I see a door on the far wall without a handle. We are trapped.

"Annie! Annie!" I whisper-shout as I try to crawl across the floor. Shit! My ankles and wrists are chained to the ground! "Annie!"

"Yeah." She coughs, "Aunt Reese! Where are we?"

"Sweetheart I don't know." I reach around as best as I can, looking for my phone. Shit that's gone too! "Can you move?"

I hear another set of chains rattle and she coughs again, "No. Oh my God what do we do?"

"Calm down." I mumble angrily, "Do you have anything sharp? A knife? A hairpin?"

"Uhm.." She stutters, "Yeah I have a hairpin."

"Slide it across the floor." I command and she does. The hairpin stops just out of my reach. This is not good, "Dammit!" I yell and smash my hand against the concrete, "Jane!" He had to know something was wrong.

I hear the door start to open and I whisper to Annie, "Don't talk!" I hear her shackles clang in recognition.

A dark figure walks into the room, followed by another. Someone that I can't see turns on a light and I wince as the light burns my eyes. No.

James is standing in front of me, along with a woman I don't recognize. She is about my height with long blonde hair and blue eyes.

"James!" I exclaim, "James help us!"

"Excuse me?" He asks. His voice sounds so different, like it's not him.

"James it's Reese. You have to help us!"

"Shut up!" The blonde hisses and walks towards me. I meet Annie's eyes only for a second, seeing them well with tears, "My, my, my I still don't know what he loves about you. You're so plain, so, so ordinary. Average, really. Out of all the women he could have chosen he picked you. Well it looks like he's going to lose two more people he loves." She smiles bitterly, "So here's what's going to happen. you and your little girl are going to eat these," James hands the woman two paper bags, "then you are going to meet with Him. Understand?"

"Yes." I spit. There was no way in hell I was eating whatever they gave us.

"Here you go then." She smiles and places a bag in front of me before walking over and giving the other one to Annie, "Enjoy your meal." She walks out and James closes the door behind them.

~oOo~

"Annie!" I whisper-yell again, "Are you okay? You're not hurt are you?" I feel so selfish for not asking earlier, but after all, we were kidnapped.

"I'm okay." She responds, "My neck's just sore." She winces as she moves her head to look at me from across the room, "What about Uncle Jimmy?" Her voice breaks and my eyes start to well up, the tears that I've been holding back slowly trickling down.

"I don't know sweetheart." I tell her. All I want to do is comfort her and get us out of here.

~oOo~

I flip over my bag and dump the contents onto the floor. There is a sandwich wrapped neatly in tin foil and a yogurt cup. I inspect it thoroughly. The sandwich could have drugs in it, and the yogurt could have been punctured with a needle.

"Annie." I call and she looks to me, watching as I open my yogurt and sandwich, pouring the contents of the cup onto the sandwich and reselling the foil. I hope this would be enough. As longs as they thought we ate something, "Just close your eyes okay? Rest until they come back. We're gonna get through this. Patrick and the team will be here soon." I shook my head to try and remove the tears, "Annie no matter what happens know I love you, alright? So does your dad and your uncles, even Patrick. You are safe, you are loved, and you are wise." I choke out. I need him here with me, "No matter what happens, promise me you won't give up."

"I promise Aunt Reese." She sniffles, "Don't give up on me either."