"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 "

nodded and followed the man back into the security room,

the back entrance of the building, a gate leading directly to

van, a woman

Owen was s familiar with,

and the nagging feeling turned

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

to 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

lip in order to not lose his patience with the man. "Are you

both shared a look before he placed his hand on his

He said and Owen's brows twitched. "Excuse me?" He said, a

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

until then?" Owen asked,

down. The process is simple and quick. As soon as the report has been submitted, we'll get a team to

please

them. "You're both useless. No, in fact the entire prescient

He muttered.

look for

II

when the voice of

"What's going on here?"

to see

squeezed out from behind him,

the police cars outside..." She said, letting the rest of her words trail off, although Owen knew what they

The sound of his voice once

morning." The officers

before his gaze landed on Owen, a glare present

business." Owen responded sharply and turned back to the security guard, muttering a few things to

here, claims

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

we cannot do anything until a

proper investigation?" Gabriel muttered, his gaze

"Yes.

Gabriel. While he stood there, Owen Grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled something down and walked past him, bumping shoulder

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

you

walking taster

"Stop."

and walked

said stop!" Gabriel commanded, this time reaching out and grabbing him

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

"Then make time."

clenched tightly. "Do you not know how to read the situation? Leonica's

worried about her, alright?"

it doesn't look like it." He

going?" He called

save her from that Campbell Bastard." Owen called

thought, narrowing his eyes.

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