Capture Her Heart

Chapter 16

"P-pl-pleasse n-no m-m-more," the man pleaded desperately as Raven pierced another fishing hook through the man's skin on his chest while Luke tied the string tight along the beams so it yanked and caused more pain than one would think. If the man tried even to pull away the barbs on the hook would snag on the muscles causing more pain.

"If you would have answered our questions in the first place you wouldn't have had to endure for so long. At least depending on your forthcoming. Albeit it was nice to see your spirit diminish slowly. This was merely an experiment to see how one would react. Is this sufficient research for you, Doctor Green?" Owen said coldly as he stood in the middle of the barn. His crisp button-up remained tucked in his jeans, the arms rolled back to his elbows, along with the top buttons undone showcasing his broad chest. His glasses were set next to Marc on a bail of hay showing his molten silver eyes piercing the intruder with such a dominant force.

Sean stood next to Owen with a cold glare yet a smile on his face. He was dressed in a simple purple t-shirt, and blue jeans with his stethoscope adorned around his neck. It was unnerving to the intruder how the men seemed pleased with his pain yet acted like goody-too-shoos during the day.

"Oh yes, he could have endured a lot more. They must not train their underlings well anymore for how to hold up longer in torture. Yet that is a good thing for us. It is nearly six a.m. and I'm sure our girl will probably be awakening soon to take care of her pretty little farm. So we must wrap things up before we are caught. Of course, we could always have him delivered to the bunker," Sean said with a chirp in his voice till the end it turned more hauntingly while his eyes narrowed even further.

"Husband great idea! You squeak like malen'kaya mysh' (little mouse) now, Da? Nyet talk, go to bunker. Get play more," Raven darkly said as he loomed behind the man and spoke into his ear.

"I'll t-t-talk. Please just no more," the man stuttered out as he pissed himself.

"Then I suggest you start fucking talking. How did you know where to find our girl?" Brandon asked.

"The bear she received back in New York has a tracker hidden inside of it. It is how he has always known where she was," the man said in utter defeat.

"Why did he leave her alone for so long? Why demand for her kidnapping now?" Axel asked as he was utterly confused on why now.

"Because he's–"

A flash of golden yellow suddenly appeared before him and a guttural scream left his mouth before it was replaced with a choking sound and blood splattered over the walls and men.

"Seriously, Max!" Kota shouted as he yanked his glasses off to stare at the golden retriever better. "What the fuck?" Max dropped the remaining part of the man's throat, letting it splat onto the concrete before softly barking at his human before sneezing, spraying more blood onto Kota's jeans. "We weren't finished, Max. You know the rule, play with your food first."

Max barked again then pawed at the ground. "Silence," North demanded as he pushed off the wall. "Shit, Baby's awake," he said as he peered through some space in between the slats of wood. "Her light's on."

"Take care of this now," Owen said as he pulled his shirt over his head.

"How are we going to get the bear?" Victor asked.

"I'm thinking," Owen replied as he dropped his pants.

"I'll go distract her from coming out here as long as possible," Corey said as he looked around. "I mean I am the only one that managed to not get anything on me somehow. I'll leave my phone open."

"Thank you," Nathan said as he kissed him softly before gently pushing him toward the doors. "We'll be fast."

"Hey," Victor called out, making Corey turn around, "We need to gather as much info on this group as we can through all the means. This was merely a street guy and from what we heard Hugo is the second in command. When they realize what happened here, they are going to send more as retribution and to gather info on us before the leader decides to do something drastic. We need to prepare for all outcomes so it's time to use the Russian links."

"I figured as much," Corey nodded. "As soon as I have the time I will."

"Maybe we should just tell her," Brandon suggested. "I mean if we tell her about this asshole and what he admitted then we can get the bear from her and find out just what the hell is going on."

"Or she will be terrified, kick us out, and be unprotected," North growled.

"And how do you think she's going to react when she finds out what we just did in here?" Brandon asked as he pointed to the dead body on the floor, completely ignoring the growing pool of blood.

A gasp made everyone turn towards the door. There in the rising sunlight stood Audrey with a hand to her mouth, her eyes wide in shock and fear. "Oh my god."