Contracts

Chapter 10: A little twist before the end

"Mr. Woods, I must inform you of something that happened while you were talking to Miss Ross" Ryan says as he drives me back to the cabin "Is Andre alright?" I ask "I am afraid, Miss Ross was a perfect diversion, because someone broke in to the cabin and abducted Mrs. Woods together with Antonio" Ryan answers "WHAT?!" I snap "Antonio gave his last report a few minutes ago, he informed that 2 men broke into the cabin and asked for the voluntary participation of Mrs. Woods, that they did not wanted use force with her due to her condition, Mrs. Woods asked for the company of Antonio, they agreed, and they are currently on the move, Antonio said he would give more information as everything progresses, he is carrying two 9 mm with enough ammo, and he hopes he doesn't have to use them" Ryan explains and I run my hands through my hair, this can not be happening, are we going to get a minute of peace?

"Have you tried to track their phones?" I ask "Yes, Sir, but the signal is currently been blocked" Ryan answers, I sigh, Antonio is going to be pissed, but "Use the tracker on her ring" I say "Sir?" Ryan asks "Antonio is very cautious with our safety, he developed a tracking device in a place nobody would found, that place is our wedding rings, Andrea has a tracker in her marriage band, it can be accessed from the tracking system on your phones, they are label as eagle one, Andrea, and falcon one, me" I explain "I see it, they are on the move, shall I contact support?" Ryan asks "Yes, as many men you need to get my wife and Antonio back" I answer "Yes, Sir" Ryan says as we go on with our path.

I do not like this, I do not like this at all.

ANDREA'S POINT OF VIEW

"Antonio" I call "Madam" he answers "Do you have any information on Alexander?" I ask "Mr. Woods walked out of Miss Ross apartment without a scratch on him, he acquired the confession the police requested, they are on their way to the cabin" Antonio answers and I sigh in relief, he is safe "Does he know about our visitors?" I ask "Yes" he answers and I sigh "He is not going to pleased" I say "Do not worry, Mrs. Woods, I do not commit the same mistakes, I will take you out of this safe" Antonio says and I nod.

The car stops "I guess we have arrived" I say, Antonio tenses, I know he doesn't like this situation, the situation of not knowing a thing,  he doesn't know where we are, who brought us here, and what this person wants, why? Because he basically ignores in what kind of danger we could be in, and with we, I mean me, because he can take of himself, me in the other hand, I am not in condition to do anything, I am still recovering from my eating disorder, the kidnapping injuries, and to complete the equation, I am all the things that could get us killed, I am helpless, that thought alone makes him impatient, nervous, and having Antonio in that state is never a good idea.

"As soon as we get of the car, I will try to send our location to Ryan, that way they can come to our aid" Antonio says "I thought you did that already" I say "I was, but as soon as we got in the car, the phone signal died, the car might have device that blocks any wireless signal or we are in a place where phone signal is non-existent" Antonio says "In the time we live in, I find it very unlikely to have a place without phone reception, specially when we have not been traveling for long" I say "Exactly my thought, Mrs. Woods, but do not worry, if our signal is still been blocked, I will have to recur to your other tracker" Antonio says and I nod, it is always a good thing to have 

"Another tracker? I thought it was only the one on my phone" I ask "You have a back tracker, for your safety, I can not tell you were it is" Antonio answers and I sigh, if Alexander is not always in control, he is not Alexander.

Suddenly, the car of the door is opened "Andrea, come out, my darling, I secure you everything is alright" a familiar voice says and I look at Antonio "Joseph?" I ask "I am starting to dislike this, Mrs. Woods" Antonio says "I am not a fan of this situation either" I say as I start to get out of the car "There you are, my little sunshine" Joseph says "Why did you brought me here? You are supposed to wait until I return from my trip, so we could talk about what happened" I ask "Yes, I am aware of the demands of your husband, but the last time I waited to do something, it was to late and I had to take harsh decisions, I wouldn't like to have to the same with you" Joseph answers "And that's how you call murdering my mother?" I snap at him, Joseph sighs "This is exactly the kind of thought I want to avoid, eliminate, I do not want that people to keep poisoning your mind" Joseph says "I do not have anything to talk to you, I do not want to hear anything you have to say, I am not ready to let this go, and there is nothing you can say to me to make me change my mind, you are a murderer, I want to go home, send me home" I demand "Oh my dear, Andrea, it is so funny that you think you are leaving this place" Joseph says, I frown "What is that supposed to mean?" I ask "I made a mistake before, I allowed my daughter to go into that terrible world, I allowed her to escape my hands, I allowed her to get hurt, but I am not making that mistake again, I am going to keep you here, safe, away from the world, away from harms way" he answers "You can not do that, I have a life, I have a husband, I have a family, you can not simply lock me up in an ivory tower, expect them to give up on me" I say "I know they will not give up, but they will never find you, I lost my daughter to that world, I am not going to lose my granddaughter to that world too, I am going to do what I was supposed to do with your mother" he says "Chain her and lock her up like prisoner?" I snap at him "You see it like that now, my child, but soon you will see it my way" he says "You are sick, you need help, this is not okay, this is not right" I say  "It will be a matter of time, now, be at ease, you can not be agitated it is not good for you" he says "How nice of you to worry about my baby, I would feel better if I could go home" I say and he laughs.