Taken

Chapter 10

I walked out of the bathroom in a towel. Matt sat on the end of the bed and looked at me surprised.

"I grabbed some clothes out for you. I thought they'd be okay to travel in." I smiled at him and walked over to the bed to see blue jeans with ripped knees, a white singlet top and a dark blue/grey hoodie.
"They're great, thanks." I said walking to the cupboard and grabbing out a bra and panties. I walked to the bathroom and dropped the towel and pulled the bra and panties on.

"Don't look." I called out as I stood at the bathroom door. When I opened it, Matt was sitting on the bed with his head down. I walked up beside him and pulled on the jeans and the top. Matt looked up and gently pulled the jumper over my head.
"Shoes are in there." He said pointing to another door. I walked to it and opened it, inside was a walk in wardrobe with clothing and shoes. Any girl would have been ecstatic if this had been any other situation than what it was. I quickly grabbed some socks and a pair of black converse and pulled them on.

"What's Henry not telling me about what my father is doing?" I asked, walking out and looking at Matt. As if my question had summoned him; Henry walked into the room.

"He's hired someone extremely good." I looked at him puzzled.
"You think he's going to get me don't you."
Henry's face softened and he stepped forward, gently taking me by my elbow.
"Not if we can help it."

I couldn't help but feel scared and somewhat excited. Would I be able to actually go home? Did I even want to go home after my father sold me in the first place? Would I be happier where I was?

Henry and Matt walked me through the halls and to the awaiting cars. We climbed in and were followed by another car until we arrived at the airport.
Wordlessly we drove into another hangar climbed out and boarded the plane.

I sat on the sofa again, with Henry on my right and Matt on my left. Max and Erik soon joined us and sat in their respective seats. I looked down to my hands and fiddled with them. My stomach twisting in awkward ways. I was scared of Erik and Max. They were wanting compliance immediately, and were willing to try and control me in any way they were able to. That made them dangerous.

"Good morning lady and gentlemen. We are now going to depart Los Angeles to Aspen. It will be approximately a 4 and a half hour flight, so please sit back, relax and enjoy your trip." The the pa switched off again sending the cabin into silence.

No one spoke. Henry casually grabbed the paper and began reading it. Max leant back in his chair and looked like he was falling asleep. I watched out the corner of my eye as Erik turned and looked at me before pulling out his phone and watching something.

"You can sleep if you like." Henry said beside me without looking. I nodded and snuggled down into my spot. I was left alone for what seemed to be a few minutes, but I was soon pulled so that I was laying with my head in Henry's lap and my legs across Matt's lap. I snuggled down into the warmth and fell asleep.

***

A gentle nudging at my side woke me up. I sat up and sheepishly looked down to my feet when I fully realised how I had been laying.
"Sorry." I whispered, wrapping my arms around me. It was significantly colder than before.
"Don't apologise. You have nothing to be sorry for. We are about 10 minutes out. We had a tail wind so we are arriving earlier than expected." Henry said, putting his arm over my shoulder and pulling me closely into him.
"We have extra jackets at the hangar, for now, stay close to me and I'll keep you warm." I smiled at him and nuzzled down into his shoulder more.

Before too long the plane had landed and I was being lead down the steps by Henry and followed closely by Matt. They walked me to a cupboard and pulled out some jackets. Henry drapped one over my shoulders and pulled it closed at the front.
"This should keep you warm for now until we reach the house. There's been some late season snow." I nodded and readjusted so that I had my arms out the sleeves. Matt moved to the waiting car and got in the back seat. Henry moved me so that I was climbing into the back seat of the car. I moved to the middle and waited for us to move off. Before long we were driving down a road towards the new house. Thick snow covered the banks off the side of the road.

"You generally travel in seperate cars to Max?" I asked turning to Henry. He put his phone in his pocket and nodded at me.
"Yes, in case one is in an accident or is targeted, we are generally apart so that we can continue doing what we need to do."
I nodded.
"Please don't leave me with them." I whispered, looking down to my hands.
"Erik scares me." Henry's face turned somber. He simply nodded.
"We will do everything we can to keep Erik away from you by yourself." I dropped my head and fiddled with my hands, that response was better than nothing, and I was glad that I had said how I felt.

Eventually we arrived at the house. I stared at it in awe. The house was covered in snow and looked like it was straight out of a movie.
If it had been any other situation I would have asked to go snowboarding but I knew it wouldn't happen.
The car pulled up to the garage and we got out the car, walking inside we were greeted by warm air.

Matt gently helped me take the jacket off and hung it in the dry room.
"Follow me." Henry said, gently putting his hand on the small of my back and walking me through the halls of the house until we arrived at a bedroom.
"This is your room. Mine is across the hall and Matt's next door. My study is in the room next to this one as well." I nodded as Henry demonstrated where the rooms were located with his hands.
"And Max and Erik's?" I asked turning to look at him. Henry smiled down at me.
"Other wing of the house. You'll be okay." I nodded and mouthed 'thank you' at him.