"Stuart Campbell?" He muttered, recognizing the man he had seen when he sent private investigators to C&D. But just to be sure, he asked. "Who's that? "Oh, that's Mr. Stuart Reeds. He works with the financial sector." The receptionist commented.

"Reeds." He repeated. "Play the footage."

The feed started and Owen watched carefully, his heart racing when he saw Leonica walking into the Hall.

She was had been there and she followed him.

But why?

"Pause." He pointed at the screen the moment Leonica turned the corner leading to where he assumed was the storage room.

"Mr. Lee, I don't think this is-"

"Shut the fuck up." Owen hissed, "Do as I say or I'll smash your damn face."

The guard whimpered and played the footage again.

He watched Leonica turn the corner, walk towards the storage room and enter and after not Stuart, not her.

and after that, everything went silent. No one came ou

QUE,

Can you pull up the cameras inside the storage ro

*ND,

there aren't a

I any. I told you, there's a blind spot." The guard answered.

""shit" Owen hissed and turned his back to the screen.

Leonica was in there with Stuart

Shit. Shit. Shit! With the curse word playing over in his head like a mantra, he rushed in the direction of the Storage r Disappointment and dread washing over him when he got there and it was empty. "Mr. Lee?" The receptionist called out from behind him, trying to catch her breath.

Owen spun around, pointing his finger at the receptionist. "You, call the cops."

""Wha

"Do as I say or God help you."

"Mr. Lee, what's going on?"

"You ask too many questions." He hissed, "Call the fucking cops now.

H

room.

As the receptionist rushed off, the lat guard from before rushed into the room. "Mr. Lee, I.. I saw something in the parking lot through the CCTV, you should probably come see it "

man back into the security room, watching the video the man had played and his eyes

displayed was the back entrance of the building, a gate leading

a black van, a woman being dragged out and

was s familiar

nagging feeling turned

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

tell me is that Ms. Leonica Romero was kidnapped by the CEO of C&D industries?" The man with a mustache, cloaked from head to toe in Norway's original police uniform, asked Owen as they stood in the security office. Owen narrowed his eyes, looking weirdly at the man in front of him. Had he honestly just asked that

lose his patience with the man.

both shared a look before he placed his hand on his waist

you that, but there's nothing we can do." He

official report has to be made and an investigation opened and only then will we be allowed to move forward. Until then, the most we

that Psycho until then?" Owen asked, glancing between the two

is simple and quick. As soon as the

please

No, in fact the

He muttered.

look for

II

to question when the voice of

"What's going on here?"

to see Gabriel standing there, brows

squeezed out from behind him, looking somewhat

the police cars outside..." She said,

The sound of his voice once

morning." The

replied, before his gaze landed on Owen, a glare present "And what

security guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel did not

claims that Ms. Romero

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

anything until a proper investigation has been

Gabriel

"Yes.

confused Gabriel. While he stood there, Owen Grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled something

chosen to let them handle this." He muttered and left, Gabriel following

do you mean

Owen spat, walking taster in an attempt to get rid of the

"Stop."

and walked

this time reaching out and grabbing him by the

off." Owen muttered, shaking his arm off. "I don't have time

"Then make time."

clenched tightly. "Do you not know how to read the situation? Leonica's in danger and standing here, trying to

her, alright?"

well it doesn't look like it." He

are you going?" He called

her from that Campbell Bastard." Owen called

his eyes. As in Stuart

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