Stockholm Syndrome (COMPLETED)

PROLOGUE

Everything is dark and Leo's body is trembling due to the cold of the night. If it isn't because gis jacket had been thrown away during the capture, ge woukd atleast be a little comfortable on the seat where he currently is. His wrist that are on his back started to hurt from the tightness of the cloth that keeps him immobilize. Cold sweat dropped on his forehead to his jaw and neck but the man beside him doesn't seem to have any little pity on him as he nudged him on his stomach which caused him to caughed and whine.

"This one looks nice, huh." the man said.

"Hey, don't touch him or boss will kill us." Another man spoke. He assumed he is the driver of the car he was in since he is on front of him.

"But he is trembling look. I wouldn't mind keeping him warm." The driver groaned.

"Will you settle on the nude images on your phone for now? We need to get this job done so we can be free with those fucking dogs again."

'What the hell are they talking about? Why did they take me with them?'

"Geez. Whatever. Just make it quick so we can go home now. That brat can't run away from us anymore anyway."

"W-where are you taking m-me?" he sammered. The twp guys glanced at him in surprise since he hadn't talked ever since they got him inside the car.

"Wow, so you have a mouth, huh? We are taking you to the seventh heaven." the man beside him joked which isn't really funny but made the driver laugh as well.

"You mean, he'll take us to seventh heaven if boss will be able to pay all the loan and give us higher payment since we caught the gold."

"Exactly." They laughed again.

"To make it clearer to you kid, you will be asking a bigger allowance from your parents so they can take you back home. A simple quest isn't it?" Despite being blindfolded,  Leo's eyes widen, too shocked to react.

"I'm taking that silence as a yes." the driver said then they a sudden ringing of a phone made Leo more anxious. The noise are just too much for him to relax and prevent himself from panicking.

"Oh, hello boss....ah, yeah we got him....it's near the restaurant that we went yesterday, right?....the boy in a hoodie..." the man paused as he checked on Leo's grey hoodie. Leo shivered as the foreign skin touched his delicate one. "...yes. Perfectly captured. He doesn't seem to freak out. We'll get him there easily....okay boss...okay." The call ended. "We are near kid. Wait a little more." Leo bit the inside of his cheeks. The truth is, he is planning on a possible way to get free from them. It took one hour before the car stopped harshly making Leo fall tk the floor and the two men to laugh.

"Geez. I told you to hild him." the driver said.

"Sorry, I forgot." the other said in an annoying way. Leo groaned when the two picked him up also in a harsh way. Like how he planned silently, he started to shout when they're out of the car.

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!! HELP-" It startled him when he was suddenly gagged by another cloth.

"You thought, were stupid?" He recived a blow on his stomach and was dragged. He could still make some more noise but whenever he do, he would recieve another hit. Finally he heared them, pressing on the pin code of a door and once it was open, he was held tightly by the two men. "Be good to boss, okay. You'll won't be in hell if you're obidient."

"Boss, we're here." Next is the sound of steps getting nearer and Leo's heart beating faster.

Who is this person they're calling boss? Did my parents actually made me as a payment? Is it some kind of drug-
His thoughts were cut off as a baritone frightening voice reached his eardrums.

"Was that him?" the boss asked.

"Yes, boss. The rich boy in a hoodie wondering near that restaurant." Leo gasped at the description of him. All are correct expect for that one.

"Good-"

"Wait, you're mistaken. I am not rich." Leo protested making the two men gasped. From they're boss expression, they can tell he's not on a dangerous level yet. He even lean down on Leo's face and raised a brow. His fingers lifted his chin as the other is looking on the wrong direction.

"What did you say?" he asked. Leo felt a little scared since the two men were eerily quiet. He gulped a little too hard making it obvious to the boss how he felt at the moment.

"I-I said I'm not rich....I'm from a poor family and I'm even on my way home from work when they captured me." A warm breath against Leo's cold face made him shiver. He can tell the boss let out a smirked.

"I'm sure you were told to be careful around me, or did they not?" he said calmly. Leo felt like crying at the moment. He is so scared, knowing the calmness won't last that long and then it came. He flew to the other side of the room as the boss hit him on his jaw. Not too long, he felt it so painful that tears even started to form and soaked the black cloth that covered his eyes. The boss walked over to him and lifted him from the ground, not in the way he wanted it. The boss is tightening his figers on his throat, not allowing air to come in or out of his body. The two men started to pity the poor guy as they tried to put themselves in danger just to lessen the beating that Leo might receive.

"B-boss, I think that's enough." The boss glared at the man.

"And who are you to tell me what to do?" He throw Leo towards the two making the three of them fall to the floor, bodies aching. "You two, lock that brat on the room and tie him on tie him in the bed. After that I don't want to see your damn faces!" he yelled then slammed a door where he went in. They stood up and helped Leo to stand as well. The driver slapped Leo hardly on his cheek where the boss had slapped him.

"Hey! Enough!" the other man said.

"We warned you but you didn't listen. Good for you, you'll meet your demon here. After all we will just throw you somewhere after receiving the ransom from your parents." Leo's tears continued.

"B-believe me...I'm not-" the other man held him on his arm and started pulling him and then he was placed on a bed. His wrists are finally free but only for a brief moment  because he was immediatle tied on the bed. His eyes flinched when the blind fold was removed but he tried his best to see through and take note of the two men's faces where he failed. They quickly put on their masks.

"Geez. Just be nice or he might deceive your parents and kill you instead of bringing yoi back." the nicer man said. "Be a good boy."

"Hey, come on." The two left and Leo was left alone, trembling. Tears continuously flowed down from his eyes but can't wipe them.

What the hell is going to happen to me.

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Woaw. That was short but hey I'm back. I just started writing it this afternoon because....shit I'm undecided if I should publish another book again. Yet I gained enough encouragement to wonderful people I met here on wattpad. Thanks to you (okay I'll try not to be so fucking dramatic) let's keep authors notes shorter. Also the chapters will be shorter because on my last book. Damn they're around 4-8k words. I think that's too long. Okay so.....I feel like my writing skills are weakening instead of improving (lol) 😂😂. Okay bye.