Captivity

Chapter 17: Unknown

This chapter, while following the storyboard of Atrieisan was written by abbycats with permission of course. I will put their notice after the chapter together with the link to the original.

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Mature Content Warning

Sam's heart thudded against the wall of her chest as her breath hitched into a gasp. Nate. Her uncle was here to save her, to take her away from this horrible place. As Vlad spoke to his security staff, she soon realized that her uncle was in more danger than he realized. A frown must have deepened into Vlad's long face as Sam watched his shoulders tense, then release. His back was to her as he rolled his shoulders, stretching his neck from side to side and turned to smile a wicked grin at Sam.

"Wh-what are you going to do to him?" Sam cried as she strained against the restraints on her wrists. Never in her life had she ever felt as helpless as she did now. Strapped to this exam table at the mercy of this evil man, in a body that was not hers - that would never feel like hers. Not to mention the foreign entity that was growing inside of her that would get bigger and bigger every day. She didn't dare glance over at the perpetrator that inflicted this life on her. Danny's screeches had gone quiet at the sound of her shaken voice, probably alert to her uneasiness in her tone and the tension that Vlad emitted from his body.

"Why, only everything he deserves? Your uncle is a meddling fool, a knowledgeable scientist, but a fool. Do you think he would accept you in your state? Observation, assessment, studying, dissecting - that's what he does. That is what he has been trained to do. He wouldn't care for you like-" Vlad put as much concern into his voice as a viper would before striking his prey.

"Like you would?" Sam cut him off, feeling heat bubble up in her. The medications must have been wearing off because she was now starting to find her voice. "You don't care for me. You only care about yourself. I can't believe I trusted you."

Vlad seemed to be taken aback by the boldness of her statement but recovered quickly. Sam, taking advantage of his silence continued, "I hope you get everything coming to you."

Vlad smirked and then chuckled under his breath as his fingers caressed her face and tucked a lock of hair behind her newly formed aquatic ear. Sam attempted to squirm away from him to no avail. "My dear girl," Vlad said softly into her ear as he tightened the restraints, "I already have..." Danny began to screech again as he watched Vlad touch and advance on Sam. The man looked at him with a smile; clear mockery of his situation. If it weren't for this barrier keeping him apart from this threat and his mate, he would kill him. Rage engulfed him as his fins flared and jaws snapped as he began to ram the glass again.

Just then, the sentry's voice from before buzzed over the speakers to confirm that Nathaniel Manson was in the facility, but was not alone. He was accompanied by two young adults, names that Vlad recognized as Valery Gray and Tucker Foley. Vlad moved around the exam room then, opening drawers and cabinets, looking for something in particular. He had pulled a drawer just behind Sam's head and paused. He had found it. He removed the item and closed the drawer. He moved toward the 'voice on' button in the lab to the sentry and said, "Commence code black."

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Nathaniel Manson was uneasy to say the least by being ushered to an unknown back room in Axion Laboratory. He knew his business partner was very thorough with his security team, but Nathaniel felt on edge with the blandness of the halls and the immediate lack of staff. This nearly underwater facility must have cost a fortune to procure, yet it was as ordinary as the back halls his aquatic research facility. The billionaire had a knack for the extravagant decor in his multiple mansions and beach houses, but this part of the building looked unused and forgotten. A male guard walked the group through a maze of white walls and linoleum tile floors for what felt like fifteen minutes. Nate had the sneaking suspicion that this guard was purposely trying to confuse the three; never mind the fact he was carrying an unnecessary amount of protection on his belt and body as if he was in the military. What were they trying to protect?