The Taken

Chapter Two

Sarah pressed her back against the wall and waited till the sounds of footsteps stopped. She carefully peered around the corner in time to see Dr. Renfrew swipe the lock of a room and step inside. Sarah pressed against the wall again while she summoned her courage. She'd been flitting about the surprisingly empty corridors for a good thirty minutes and this was the only section where the men could be held. The cell areas were all dark and empty as was the kitchen and dining area that had been used for the women. She knew from what she'd overheard in the past months that the west wing was used for experiments and as a mortuary, which left only this section as a possible holding area. Also from the brief look, she'd seen of the files it had said section Beta, and there were large capital B's painted on all the walls of this section.

Sarah slipped up to the door and considered what to do next; she knew Dr. Renfrew was inside but how many others. Creep One had let slip that most of the guards were gone, having been sent to another facility. In the months that she'd been here she had only ever seen twenty five people, she'd taken out two, and Creep One had said most of the guards were gone which was good odds that the only baddie on the other side of the door was Dr. Renfrew. She also had an advantage she was armed with two stun guns, but now what? She didn't want to just walk into the room in case Dr. Renfrew wasn't alone, so she needed to lure him out. Well, it was now or never. Sarah raised her left hand and knocked hard on the door.

Dr. Renfrew stepped back into the room and crossed directly to the center console muttering to himself before he looked up at Chris and Lucas.

"It is time to go I will open your cells and you will step out and kneel so I can inject you, and remember if you get out of line I will shock you." Dr. Renfrew stated and was reaching for the control button when there was a loud knock on the door. Dr. Renfrew paused and looked up. "What is it, your early the specimens aren't ready for transport yet." Dr. Renfrew shouted. A moment later the knock came again hard and mumbling curses Dr. Renfrew crossed to the door.

Lucas watched Dr. Renfrew palm the door lock as he imagined a hundred different ways he would crush, kill and dismember him. Dr. Renfrew abruptly staggered backwards and then twitching wildly dropped to the floor. A small figure stepped into the room dressed in what appeared to be a light blue hospital gown, it kicked Dr. Renfrew in the side, and when he groaned it tasered him longer than necessary. When Dr. Renfrew was an inert blob it stepped back through the door to reappear dragging a large white sack. Lucas blinked in surprise when he realized the diminutive figure was a woman. Bright red hair stood out in a crazy halo around her head, in addition to the hospital gown she was wearing worn backless slippers ,and sporting a vivid bruise on her left cheek. The woman stepped up to the front of Lucas's cell and squinted at him through the glass.

"My name is Sarah; I need your help to get out of here and rescue my friend Maggie." She stepped closer to the cage and Lucas could see she had bright violet eyes that reminded him of polished amethyst. "I can get you both out if you give me a minute."

"Hell yeah lady, anything you want. " Chris yelled.

Sarah nodded and moved towards the center control panel. She paused for a minute to look back at both of them. "And, well, this is awkward so I'll just say it. Which one of you is Lucas Armstrong?"

Lucas frowned and moved closer to the vent holes in his cage as he caught Sarah's scent. It was earthy and spicy at the same time, with a hint of sunshine and it was driving his wolf wild.

"I am do I know you?"

"No, but guess what I'm pregnant and you're the father. That bastard on the floor did it to me, against my will." Sarah looked over at Chris. "You must be Christopher Philips then, well congrats your also going to be the father of Maggie's twin girls, now let me see what I can do about this door."