I'm Finally Wanted

Chapter 16

Raven's pov:

"Oh, this is fun!" Steve cackles as he watches me squirm under his crazed gaze.

"Let's see, which finger should we send to your husband? Your pinky or your ring finger with your ring still on it? I think the ring finger sounds like a good idea. Oh, this is just like some sick horror movie!!" Steve claps his hands together in some type of twisted joy.

"Why so quiet Raven? Oh wait, I've gagged you haven't I?"

Steve walks over to me with a knife, and I try to move but my paralyzed legs makes my attempt to move away just look pathetic. Steve cuts the gag off, along with slicing the side of my face.

He just stands as he watches me sit uselessly on the ground all banged up and bloody. All my years of being abused has given me a good poker face and pain tolerance. But my goal right now is to keep my baby and family safe. Sacrificing myself for my family isn't an option now, not when I have this baby to protect.

Steve starts laughing again, and shakes his head. "I just had the sickest idea! I'll give them a deadline, if they find us before then, I don't get to kill you, if they don't I get to kill you! Little do they know I'll just have some fun with you until I get to kill you!"

Steve grabs a notepad as he writes down something "horror movie" worthy to say to the police.

I was sitting in the bedroom Tyler and I were sitting in when my phone started ringing. I picked it up. It was Steve.

"Hello Raven! Long time no talk! I just wanted to give you a warning you might get a headache from this."

I'm pretty sure me hit me on the head with something. I have no idea how he got in the house. And I don't want to know how. I just want to get out of this alive.

Steve took my phone and smashed it to pieces, which really sucked because it was brand new and I didn't get the warranty on it, but whatever. And it's not like I run away. So the only way I won't die is if Steve decides not to kill me. I'm basically in his graces, and he really doesn't like me. I can't get that much from the knife sticking out of my thigh, the cut on my face, the several bruises I know I have, the nice almost black bruise around my neck from when he tried choking me to death before deciding to have some fun with me, the new scars on my back, and the dagger sticking out of my arm.

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Tyler's pov:

I've passed out three times and thrown up like seven times. Just the thought of what Steve might be doing to Raven....

"Here, drink this Tyler." Easton says as he gives me a cup of water. I nod and take the water from him as I take small sips.

Easton and Angel came down as soon as Steve called. Well like after I woke up from passing out. I know I'm wimpy and weak for the way I'm handling this. But my wife, my paralyzed pregnant wife, is currently with the man who has threatened to kill us, who also attempted to kill my wife once already. And I can't do anything but sit around as the authorities do their job.

Angel and Amelia took the kids out for me, I just couldn't have them here. Not only was the house now swarming with cops, but I'm not exactly handling this like I should be.

I close my eyes as I rest my head in my hands. I can't stop replaying Raven's crying in the phone call, and then when she screamed. She was obviously gagged, and she was obviously in a lot of pain. I know how high her pain tolerance is, I know how good she is at hiding her pain, and to hear her scream like that. She would have to be in an insane amount of pain for that.

A phone ringing makes the whole noisy house go silent. I walk to the dining room where they have this whole set up for listening in on calls, and they hand me my phone.

"Hello?"

"Oh hey Tyler!! You know, you never did answer me on how you were doing."

"Where is she." I grit out.

"Oh bad Tyler! Don't be so harsh. She's just fine! Oh, except for the knife in her leg, the dagger in her arm, the cut on her face, the cuts on her back, the bruise around her neck, her split shin, and the fact she's currently passed out. Oh my! Maybe she isn't fine after all! Dear me."

I think I need to throw up.

"Anyway, if you can find us by 7pm you get your wifey back alive. If not... we'll maybe a nice axe in her skull would be just the thing she needs."

I'm gonna throw up.

"I'll give you a little hint, jk! I really do want to kill her. She took my kids, it's the least she deserves. Oh look who finally woke back up! Raven dear, wanna talk to your stinky husband?"

I hear muffled talking. Then laughing. "She's a funny one you have Tyler. Such a shame I'll probably kill her. Here you go hun."

There's some shuffling, and I look to the three officers listening, they tell me to keep them on the phone for as long as possible for them to track the call.

"Raven?!"

"He broke my phone Tyler. We should've gotten the warranty on it!" Raven says in a scratchy voice. "Like the phone is really broken Ty. There's no fixing it."

"Raven are you ok?" I say completely ignoring her comments on her phone.

"My phone's broken. What do you think?"

"Raven! Just answer me. Please love."

"I love you Tyler. And the kids." She says softly.

"I love you too Raven. You can't tell me where you are can you?"

"You're a great dad Ty. You'll do just fine without me. I'll always love you and the kids. You'll be ok."

"What?! Raven what do you mean by that?!" But it's too late, the line has already gone dead.

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....cliffhanger #2....