Flames of Courage Stand alone book

CH 10 Being a Captive

Masen POV-

I feel like death. My mouth tastes nasty and my whole body aches. I try to remember what happened to me but only bits and pieces come flashing back to me. I got up and got dressed to go running this morning leaving a sleeping Blake in bed. But the second I walked out the door I felt like my head was on fire and my knees went out as something was pushed over my mouth.

I realize with a start that I'm being held captive somewhere strange and dark. I look around the  dimly lit room I'm in trying to recognize something familiar about the bed I'm tied to. But nothing about this room looks familiar to me and it only confuses me more.

I try to listen and see if I can hear anything but the place sounds empty. I feel my eyes get heavy but I try to resist the drug induced sleep. I don't want to be caught sleeping by whoever has me.

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I wake up what feels like hours later but I have no clue there is no clock and there is no windows in this room which makes me think it must be a basement of some kind. I look around now that I have mostly slept off the drugs in my system but I still don't know where the hell I am.

I look at the rope around my right wrist and try twisting it. I try for a good ten minutes trying to get my wrist out of the rope until my wrist is burning and raw. When I fail I try pulling the rope from the headboard it takes some time but I finally feel the rope give as I hear someone enter the house above me.

I still while listening to someone come down stairs but they are entering the room from behind me so I sit still and close my eyes trying to seem out of it again. I hear someone moving around the room as I try to keep my breathing even and my eyes relaxed and closed.

It's harder than you would think to keep still when all you want to do is see who has you. I hear some rustling and I try to peak without being caught but when I see who has me I chock back a gasp but it gets my captors attention and I try to run for it.

I pull my rope and jump off the bed while quickly running to the stairs. As soon as I'm at the top that's when I notice all I am wearing are my boxer briefs. I don't have time to freak out so I try to open the door but it's locked. I take a step back and rush the door and hear the door splinter as it gives.

I look around trying to find my bearings I'm in a kitchen but the house looks abandon and empty. I have no shoes on and I feel my feet getting cut up as I look for a door to escape out of. As I turn I see my captor rushing after me so I speed up and find the front door but it's locked too.

I turn and look Will right in the eye. "Why am I hear Will? Why would you do this to me?" Will stalks towards me while I'm still trying the handle of the front door. I know I can't break this door it's solid wood and would be a bitch to try to break down so I give up and move so Will can't corner me.

Will stops and I know I'm fucked I boxed my self in a corner anyways. "Masen baby there is no need to run I won't hurt you, I love you and now we can be together just calm down."

I shake my head."No you don't if you loved me you would have told me not started freaking stalking me." Will gets angry and pulls out a gun and I feel myself pale and begin to shake. All my training leaves me as I stare down the barrel of his loaded gun.

Will looks frantic. "No you don't understand Maden baby, I was trying to wait for you to get over Blake, but no matter what I did you wouldn't stop looking at him over me. I did everything I could to get your attention to show you how good it could be between us but you never would give me a chance. I even tried making you jealous but no matter what I did nothing worked."

I try to plead with Will. "Will we are friends, you don't need to do this. I'm sorry I never saw you but I promise I won't over look you again. Just please let me go home and we can sort this all out."

Will shakes his head no. "No I saw what happened last night. I heard Blake tell you he loves you, and now my shot is ruined so I had to take you before he could get his hooks in you any further."

I shake my head no. "How would you have saw and heard that Blake checks the place for bugs all the time?" I feel like a fool for that false since of safety I had.

Will laughs but it sounds humorless. "Yeah I change them out every few days, Blake's an idiot he always checks for bugs the day you come home from the station but I always put them up the next day"

I shudder at the information that he has basically had full access to me for the last five months and I feel sick. "Ok Will what's the plan then? You know the police will be looking for me."

Will nods but smiles and for the first time his smile looks twisted and ugly to me. "I know but Blake already questioned me and I had an alibi for this morning so we have at least a day here before I have to move you and we can really be together forever. I just need you to come back downstairs with me."

I look around looking for any exit any way I can get away but I don't see any so I let Will lead me back downstairs. I look all around trying to take in my surroundings to see if I can find any way to get out of this.

Once I'm back down stairs and sitting on the bed not tied this time I start putting things together. "Will you couldn't have done half of the things that my stalker did you where with me the first night I got my letter and how could you have an alibi from when I was taken?"

Will sneers at me. "I couldn't do this all on my own I have a partner that's helping me." I can't help but think what the actual fuck? How are two people crazy enough to do this to me.

Will snaps his fingers in front of my face to get my attention and I realize I zoned out on him and he doesn't look very happy. " I'm sorry those drugs must still be in my system. What did you drug me with anyway Will?"

He snorts. "Don't worry it won't have any lasting effects, you should feel fine by the morning." I look at Will is it already night time? Where is Blake why hasn't he found me yet?

I hear Will growl at me. "Stop thinking about Blake he won't be able to save you, don't you understand tomorrow we will start our new lives together and you will never see Blake again."

I shake my head. "I wasn't thinking about him." I try to to say but Will just scoffs. "Don't patronize me Masen I can always tell when you are thinking about Blake, you get this silly grin on your face and its disgustingly obvious your thinking about Blake O'Neil."

I watch as Will walks behind the bed and grabs more rope to tie me up extra tight before walking back up stairs. I never knew that I made a face while thinking about Blake, I wonder if everyone can tell if just my friend turned freaky stalker Will. And who is his partner I hope it isn't anyone I know, I don't think I could handle two people in my life betraying me.

I wonder if my parents know I'm gone? I hope they aren't freaking out to bad. Who am I kidding I know my dad is probably going crazy barely being held together by my pops. I just hope someone finds me soon I had my one chance to try to get away but I blew it.

I feel drowsy after running around this place and my feet are killing me. I look down and start trying to get any debris out that's stuck in my feet. I'm bleeding but not to bad so I wrap the sheet tight to staunch the blood flow then lay down.

I try to stay strong in my belief that Blake will find me, but if Will had an alibi how is he ever going to figure out Will has me and where the hell am I anyways? I can't believe just last night I was laying cuddled in bed with Blake and now tonight I'm in this strange cold bed at this foreign place.

I can't believe how only a few hours can change everything instead of starting my new relationship with Blake today I have been stuck with crazy ass Will all day. And to top it off I have been drugged.

Will I still just can't believe he would do something this crazy. Why would he start the whole stalker thing to begin with did he not realize that would only bring me and Blake closer together. What is his end game in all this? Where does he think he can take me that I won't get away?

There are to many questions running through my mind and I'm just so tired. I try to keep my eyes open but they are getting heavy and I can't fight the sleep anymore.

Ok short chapter I know but I will post Blake's POV this weekend.