hours of night and day. One mistake cost him dearly. Once more, he cursed himself for not being there.
What the hell was he supposed to do now?
“If you find out where she is, tell me also. I would like to come with you,” said Miles.
Nick was touched by his concern for Gabby. She had a knack for making friends wherever she went. Nick barely knew Miles before she arrived, and now the man was determined to go to any lengths to find her. This was true loyalty. This was the epitome of friendship.
“Thank you, Miles. As soon as I get some news, I will let you know.”
After bidding a farewell to the man, Nick came home. He didn’t want to stay here until Gabby was brought back, but there were no other options. All her memories were here. As he sat in the living room, Nick felt the prickle of tears behind his eyes. He forced them away. He wouldn’t allow himself the weakness because it would make him feel as if he was giving in to the fear that ate him alive. For Gabby’s sake, he needed to be strong. If he wasn’t brave, he might miss the opportunity to save her.
As he tried to gather his courage and think of positive things, his cell phone rang. “Yes?”
“It’s Officer Liam, sir. You’d come in with a kidnapping charge not too long ago. We’ve got some news.”
He sat upright. Hope surged in his veins. “What?”
“We’ve found Ms. Gabby’s phone.”
She couldn’t be far from it. Surely, she was somewhere near where they found the phone. “Where?”
The man gave her a location. “It was smashed into pieces.”
Nick’s heart stopped. If Joseph took the time to stop the car and demolish the phone, what did he do to Gabby? “Did you find the van?”
“No sir, it was sighted on a road but by the time someone reached there, it was gone. We’ve not been able to get a lock on it anywhere else. It’s unfortunate, really but we’re hopeful that we would get some news on it sooner or later. We’ll keep you posted on all developments.”
“Thank you,” said Nick in a dull voice. Later may be too late for Gabby. What if the man hurt her? What if he killed her?
There must be something that he can do to save her, but for the life of him, he couldn’t figure what he should do. His hopes were all anchored on the police, but when they said that they didn’t have any leads, he was heartbroken. If the police couldn’t find her with all the resources that they had at their disposal, how the hell was he supposed to do it on his own?
Suddenly, the possibility that he might never see Gabby again became very real. Despondency settled in his heart. Images of her flashed in his mind: her sweet smile, her gorgeous face, her honest eyes, and her charming and caring nature. He couldn’t live with her. She was the purpose of his life – and now that she was gone, he was lost and alone.
Would his life ever take the right turn back to what he wanted?
Would he ever see Gabby again?
Nick wasn’t sure – and it was a terrible, terrible feeling.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Gabby opened her eyes in the dark. For a few moments, she feared as if she’d gone blind. The world was a black void where she couldn’t see anything nor could she hear any sound. As she tried to move her hands, she found that they were tied. Panic rose like bile inside her throat, but she pushed it down and concentrated on her breathing. Once she was sure that she was more in control of her emotions, she made another attempt to move her hands and legs.
She was tied up like a chicken, so much so that she couldn’t even turn on her side. Gabby knew the place she was in. It was the cellar in Joseph’s club. Once, he had forced her down there when she refused to service three men at the same time. This was much worse than that; at least then she had been able to move around a bit.
This was one of Joseph’s power plays. He wanted to reduce her to the
What the hell was he supposed to do now?
“If you find out where she is, tell me also. I would like to come with you,” said Miles.
Nick was touched by his concern for Gabby. She had a knack for making friends wherever she went. Nick barely knew Miles before she arrived, and now the man was determined to go to any lengths to find her. This was true loyalty. This was the epitome of friendship.
“Thank you, Miles. As soon as I get some news, I will let you know.”
After bidding a farewell to the man, Nick came home. He didn’t want to stay here until Gabby was brought back, but there were no other options. All her memories were here. As he sat in the living room, Nick felt the prickle of tears behind his eyes. He forced them away. He wouldn’t allow himself the weakness because it would make him feel as if he was giving in to the fear that ate him alive. For Gabby’s sake, he needed to be strong. If he wasn’t brave, he might miss the opportunity to save her.
As he tried to gather his courage and think of positive things, his cell phone rang. “Yes?”
“It’s Officer Liam, sir. You’d come in with a kidnapping charge not too long ago. We’ve got some news.”
He sat upright. Hope surged in his veins. “What?”
“We’ve found Ms. Gabby’s phone.”
She couldn’t be far from it. Surely, she was somewhere near where they found the phone. “Where?”
The man gave her a location. “It was smashed into pieces.”
Nick’s heart stopped. If Joseph took the time to stop the car and demolish the phone, what did he do to Gabby? “Did you find the van?”
“No sir, it was sighted on a road but by the time someone reached there, it was gone. We’ve not been able to get a lock on it anywhere else. It’s unfortunate, really but we’re hopeful that we would get some news on it sooner or later. We’ll keep you posted on all developments.”
“Thank you,” said Nick in a dull voice. Later may be too late for Gabby. What if the man hurt her? What if he killed her?
There must be something that he can do to save her, but for the life of him, he couldn’t figure what he should do. His hopes were all anchored on the police, but when they said that they didn’t have any leads, he was heartbroken. If the police couldn’t find her with all the resources that they had at their disposal, how the hell was he supposed to do it on his own?
Suddenly, the possibility that he might never see Gabby again became very real. Despondency settled in his heart. Images of her flashed in his mind: her sweet smile, her gorgeous face, her honest eyes, and her charming and caring nature. He couldn’t live with her. She was the purpose of his life – and now that she was gone, he was lost and alone.
Would his life ever take the right turn back to what he wanted?
Would he ever see Gabby again?
Nick wasn’t sure – and it was a terrible, terrible feeling.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Gabby opened her eyes in the dark. For a few moments, she feared as if she’d gone blind. The world was a black void where she couldn’t see anything nor could she hear any sound. As she tried to move her hands, she found that they were tied. Panic rose like bile inside her throat, but she pushed it down and concentrated on her breathing. Once she was sure that she was more in control of her emotions, she made another attempt to move her hands and legs.
She was tied up like a chicken, so much so that she couldn’t even turn on her side. Gabby knew the place she was in. It was the cellar in Joseph’s club. Once, he had forced her down there when she refused to service three men at the same time. This was much worse than that; at least then she had been able to move around a bit.
This was one of Joseph’s power plays. He wanted to reduce her to the
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