Deliciously Forbidden (COMPLETED)

Chapter 17

Terra

I saw the door fly open as a mop of dark hair came through.

Derrick!

I wanted to scream but the tape against my mouth prevented me to. I sat on one of my chairs tied up, completely useless and indefensible.

There was a woman pointing a gun at him. But it didn't stop Derrick from going towards her until she moved the gun to me, and making Derrick freeze.

My eyes wide, tears leaking, I shook my head at him.

"You're early." The female bandit said to Derrick. The balaclava muffled some of her voice.

"I paid the money. Let her go." Derrick growled.

"We have no intentions to let her go." Came her voice. It was high and scratchy, a voice that was like fingernails on a blackboard. She kept her eyes on Derrick, but the gun on me.

"We?" Derrick asked. There was a male as well but he disappeared hours ago.

"Yes, my partner and I. See, he wants her. I want you. But with her alive, you'll never stop fighting for her." She stated.

"Even with her dead, I'll never be with you." Derrick spat.

"Don't be so sure about that." The woman sneered. Then I remembered where I heard that voice before. I tried screaming her name out, but the tape muffled it. It was Danielle! So the other one, who spoke in a deep voice, obviously now clear to me, was fake, is Jonathan.

I heard another car pull up out front. Danielle, slightly distracted, was too slow for Derrick's reaction. He knocked the gun out off her hands as it dropped.

Derrick quickly picked it up and pointed it to her.

She stood back with her hands up as Derrick came towards me. But he didn't have time to untie me or even pull the tape off as Jonathan entered with a bag.

He quickly assessed the scene and pulled out his gun, pointing it towards Derrick.

"Drop it Caine!" He yelled.

"I'm not fucking around anymore. I paid you. I get my wife." Derrick snarled as he shot the gun. It hit the floor just before Jonathan's feet. "Am I clear?"

Jonathan dropped the gun as it landed on the floor.

"Both of you, against that wall!" Derrick ordered as he held the gun to them in one hand and loosened the rope with the other. When I could get my hands out, I took the ropes off my feet. I stood up and Derrick pulled the tape off my mouth. God, that hurt.

"Jonathan. Danielle." I breathed out. "It's Jonathan and Danielle." Derrick pulled me to him.

"Take your masks off!" Derrick snapped as they abided.

I was right. There before us was Danielle and Jonathan.

"Why?" Derrick yelled.

"I already told you." Danielle smirked. "We noticed you two were together again."

"Hence why we sent out the fake divorce papers. We thought that if Terra got them, she would sign them and that would be the end of it." Jonathan smirked. "But no, she had to confront him." His eyes turned cold and dark.

"And the fire?" I screamed at them. I held on to Derrick as he squashed me in to him. "It happened the same night you were in."

"That was me!" Danielle snarled. "You couldn't leave him alone! You had to go to him. Of course I had to get you out off the way."

Then Jonathan turned to Danielle. "What the hell Danielle?"

Danielle turned Jonathan. "How is that any different to you killing Derrick just so you can have Terra?" She snarled.

The pair were busy arguing, as I noticed Derrick pulled out his phone and discreetly dialled triple zero. He ushered me back as he cleared his throat.

"Are you pair done? How would kidnapping help either of you?"

Something didn't sound right though. Frowning, I asked them, "how did you know we weren't officially divorced?"

"My sister." Jonathan answered. "She told me about it, how she worked at your shop, and picking up a second job at his. It was really just a coincidence. She has no idea about this though. She didn't know her bosses knew each other until she saw him in your restaurant talking to you and over heard him introducing yourself as her husband." Jonathan spoke back and forth towards us.

I could hear sirens in the distance.

"Cops!" Danielle freaked out.

"Relax, they could be going anywhere." Jonathan smirked at us.

Derrick held the gun still, aiming at them. But Jonathan obviously didn't care. He pounced to Derrick, a knife now visible in his hands.

Derrick fired of a shot as it hit Jonathan in the shoulder. It only held him back for a second and Derrick fired again, getting him in the chest.

Danielle screamed as Jonathan fell to the ground. He gasped a couple times before laying there, lifeless. Derrick moved the gun to her. Danielle froze immediately as the police came in, their guns raised as Derrick automatically released the gun and put his hands up. I did the same.

They handcuffed Derrick and took him away as they questioned me. Danielle cried, constantly interrupting me and the office. "She kidnapped me!" Danielle would scream.

I walked over to her and punched her before the officers could restrain us. We were all taken to the police station then.

*****

"I keep telling you!" I cried at the officer. "That woman, Danielle, I don't know her surname, it was her and Jonathan Grant."

"Who is now dead?"

"Yes! They did this. She is the arson that burnt my restaurant down. She helped him kidnap me. She stabbed my dog!" Fresh tears formed in my eyes. My Gemma!

"They had me tied to a chair."

"Can you explain the bag with the money?"

I nodded my head. "They demanded a ten million dollar ransom. Derrick paid it, was told to go to my house, but then Danielle refused to let me go."

"I will have your statement typed up withing the hour, once you signed that, you can go."

I had to stay in the little room until my statement was in front of me. I signed it and walked to the main desk. Danielle sat there handcuffed and I couldn't help but smile. It was over.

"Terra!"

I turned to see Derrick, handcuffed still as he came closer.

"What's happening?" I asked him as I swept my lose hair behind my ears.

"I still have to sort this out, since I shot Jonathan. It's okay. I'm nearly done, I hope." Derrick smiled at me as he was ushered out of the room.

I sat at the waiting area, the opposite end to Danielle, as I watched her smirk at me. I felt highly uncomfortable in any room she could see me.

I didn't have to wait long for some one to come and take Danielle away.

I sat waiting patiently as some one came to me. I looked up and saw an officer.

"Would you like a coffee or tea, Miss Howard?"

I smiled at him. "Mrs Caine."

Derrick to the rescue, no matter the danger.

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