VENGEANCE

Chapter Fifteen

They had backtracked nearly thirty miles before turning onto an access road that led through the marshy areas on the east coast. The GPS was signaling that they needed to make a left hand turn in one hundred yards but there didn't seem to be anything there. Gavin slowed the car to almost a stop before he noticed the small opening tucked back in the woods that was barely large enough for their car to travel down. Gavin turned the car into the opening very slowly watching the trees on either side.

Gavin took out the satellite phone again and called Jordan. "I think we found it. But it's in the woods a bit. Can the satellite see anything out here? I need eyes somehow." Gavin told him when the line connected.

"Checking." Jordan said as he controlled the satellite again. "There's a building in the woods. I can't see much of it but there is something there."

"Good." Gavin said as he hung up.

Gavin decided this would be a good time to turn off the headlights and they began traveling the dark drive by merely the dim glow of the cars running lights. When the structure came into view he stopped the car and turned off the ignition leaving the running lights on while they assessed the buildings entrances.

"I think we can go in through the front," Gavin said pointing at the front door to the right of the drive way. "It doesn't look like there are any lights on in that side of the house."

"Yeah, and it looks like the back door has a screened in porch that right now we can't see into. That's not something I want to chance right now," Marcus replied to him pulling out his gun confirming that a round was chambered.

Gavin did the same with his sidearm and then reached across the car to the glove box, opening it, and grabbed an extra magazine and tucked it into his back pocket. He then looked at the house and let out a deep breath, "Let's go," he said turning off the running lights and getting out of the car.

They both shut their doors very gently, just enough to make the interior lights turn off. Gavin got low almost fully crouching and worked his way slowly around the edge of the wooded driveway up toward the house. When he was sure it was clear he waved to Marcus who followed in the same fashion. When they reached the door, they flanked it one on each side. They both looked at the door and Marcus held up his hand, counted down from three, and Gavin gently turned the doorknob and opened it.

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Michelle was tired, worn through to her bones, and so weak that she could hardly breathe. She could feel him at the end of the table climbing up to have his way with her for the second time. All of her adrenaline had run dry and all of her reserves were empty. She had nothing left.

He was prone and ready to take her again, and surely would have, if he wouldn't have heard a noise that caught his attention. He stopped, remaining completely still, listening. Hearing a low buzzing sound that was barely louder than a seriously pissed off bumblebee. He swore under his breath and jumped off the table with cat like agility and speed. He strode to the counter, adjusting his pants as he walked, and picked up the scalpel then moved to the door of the room.

He turned off the light in the room then cracked the door just enough to look down the hall. He could see two large figures move past the hall entrance but apparently, they had not realized it was there. He opened the door all the way and quietly walked out into the dark hall and across to the room on the other side. Opening the door to the room across the hall enough for him to walk in, he reached back and brought the door to the torture room almost to a close before turning the light back on and closing the door all the way. He then moved to the room across the hall and closed the door far enough that he would not be seen but left enough of a space that he could see out. The two figures soon came down the hall way and saw the light under the door.