The Hunter and The Prey

The Party

Chapter 44

Guten Morgen alles zusammen!! Wie geht es euch? Es regnet stark hier!!!

The party

Chasen is in suit waiting for Natalie to join him in his office house. Nonetheless, he took this time to replay all his wife's conversation to Nate. It confused him though. Their chosen words seems to hide some messages behind it but despite his team trying hard to decipher every spoken word they had exchange nothing came up on it to raise a red flag. 

There is nothing wrong with a picture, right?

But the way they used it tells the other way around.

What would that be then?

Chasen mull over on this issue.

A knocked on his door interrupted his trance. His mom poked her head, "we are ready, Natalie is already downstairs."

"I am on my way," he muttered picking up his phone on the desk. He grabbed it to text his satellite team to observe the White House attentively tonight.

The rest of the family is waiting for him to join. They saw him jogging on the stairs to approach them. His eyes glued to where his wife was standing looking so stunning that it took his breath away. Her hair was up in that elegant bun with some strands dangling beside her cheeks.

"You look so beautiful," he muttered pecking her lightly on the lips. It took her off guard from that sudden movement. She couldn't help herself pushing him off her.

"Let's go guys," the mother reminded trying to beat away that awkward moment. 

They all hopped inside the elongated Hammer car that was bulletproof. Chasen couldn't afford to be ambush on the road especially with the presence of his entire family in the car.

The White house came into view after several minutes of driving without any incidents in their path except  of course Natalie's nervous condition which made Chasen frowning in confusion. She was acting strange and he doesn't know why she was feeling that way when tonight's activity is only attending a party inside the most important building in the country.

Securities checked the people inside the car and immediately opened the gates when they saw Chasen inside it. They stopped in front of the steps of the building. The parents are the first to walk inside. Chasen followed and waited for the nervous Natalie to step out of the car too.

"Why are you so nervous?" he whispered on her ear.

"Just...just the people," she replied,  her eyes looking everywhere

"Don't worry about them okay, you are with me," he assured her to which she nodded.

Every high ranking officer greeted them in welcome. Natalie received a lot of praising of being Chasen’s supposed-to-be wife. Some women glared at her though for standing beside him. Other people joked about how unfortunate she was that she was stuck with a newbie romantic guy. This provoke a stand off when Chasen challenge them of fist to fist fight. However, this cause Natalie to freeze in fear when her past experience took over her surroundings. Chasen was quick enough to distract her and drag her toward their table

They gathered around on their designated table waiting  for the servers to offer them food. Someone was speaking in front welcoming them all. Natalie's eyes  kept looking at someone she might recognize but Nate so far wasn't one of the attendees. People carrying trays of food came into the room placing all sorts of goodies in front of their hungry eyes. The Fritzcole are busy talking with their fellow table mates while Natalie eat her food quietly.

Then one waitress crouch down to place drinks in the table, "Nate want you to visit the bathroom when desserts are serve," a tanned brunette girl whispered to her so quietly that Natalie almost didn't hear her. But once she got the message, she froze in shock while the girl waltz away from their table.

She didn't quite enjoy her food after that due to her anxiety. Will she really escape tonight? Escape Chasen? But for how long? He already proven he could find her. 

But she really wanted to be away as long as she can possibly can. The only setback in her plan is Nate. She knew Chasen would commit to his threat. She just hope she can stop him acting on it.

Dessert came next after twenty minutes. With her luck Chasen was called by the President himself. He stood up telling her and his parents about his new project he propose to the president, and he will be back soon. Natalie waited for two minutes before telling the parents that she will visit the bathroom. She stood up quickly and strode toward the sign pointing where the rest room is. She entered it waiting for the server to come tell her what to do next. The brunette came inside smiling at her.

"Hi my name is Catalina, Nate is behind the gate waiting for you. All you had to do is to trust me can you do that?" Catalina rapidly spoke.

"Yes," Natalie answered.

"Then come on," Catalina beckoned her outside the room.

They walked casually passing securities who were busy staring everywhere looking for any signs of unusual activity. Natalie kept glancing back waiting if Chasen is on their tail. But so far no sign of him. Say she succeeded running away tonight, she knew that it will only be a matter of time for Chase to locate her. The only thing bothering her is the consequences of her action because Nate and his friends will be left on his mercy for aiding her to escape him.

The kitchen was crowded with chefs gathering their materials in their station. She and Catalina trudged their way in the back part where another corridor of rooms greeted them. Her companion pulled out her phone and search something in it, after fifteen seconds she grabbed Natalie to the last room of the hallway before opening it. There was a window big enough for them to squeeze in so they could reach the outside at last. At this point Catalina drew up an odd hand gun and directed it to the two guards patrolling the area. She fired it but needle like came out of it and prick the neck of the guards. 

"Come on before they wake up," Catalina beckoned Natalie to join her outside. "Luis now," she mumbled at her phone.

"Copy that, we rendezvous to the airport," he almost laughed in triumphant.

Catalina almost couldn't contain her mirth as she took the ID of the fallen black guy and swipe it into the locked gate. Once they are outside, she drag Natalie to the black car where Nate waited for them. The two greeted each other while she hears the booming sound coming from the front gate.

"Let's  go," she told the two taking the driver's seat and drive like a mad woman away from the building. She secretly alerted Uzmali that they succeeded taking Mrs. Fritzcole.