Husband With Benefits
Chapter 126: Taken Away?

Chapter 126: Taken Away?

Nora walked the dimly lit hallway and wondered why she was actually participating in the silly game. And what sort of a dare was to go to the end of the vacation home and grab an antique from there? As if she was afraid of ghosts? It was the living who were scarier.

These people really thought that she would be scared because of a few stories that they had heard about ghosts living in a corner of this house since coming here yesterday? As she walked, she wondered how they would react if she did not return and instead went to her own room. Would they have the courage to come and look for her? Or even better, she could put on some make-up and go out after some time, pretending to be her own ghost. That would definitely teach them a lesson.

As she the hallway darkened a bit more with each step, she suddenly felt a little whoosh of air, followed by something pinch her neck. Shaking her neck a bit to ease the discomfort, she continued to walk. With each step, a strange dizziness overcame her, and the world around her blurred. Panic set in as Nora struggled to maintain her balance. Realization struck like lightning—she had been drugged. The perpetrator had made their move finally!

Her limbs felt heavy, and her vision swayed as she flailed. It was difficult to do, but she managed to activate the GPS on the watch in her hand. However, the GPS on the body chain was at the back of her waist and therefore impossible to reach.

In the disoriented chaos, two shadowy figures emerged, swiftly guiding her towards a seemingly solid wall. As Nora’s back pressed against it, an unexpected mechanical hum filled the air. To her astonishment, the wall shifted and seamlessly revealed a concealed door. Before she could gather her wits, the figures propelled her through the entrance, and the door closed with a soft thud behind them.

***

Nora’s eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the stark brightness of the unfamiliar surroundings. As she took in her surroundings, a surge of fear coursed through her veins. She’d expected to be taken to some different place after being kidnapped but she had not expected that they would keep her in a place like this!

Right in front of her was a human skeleton suspended in a transparent cylinder. There was another which seemed to have been taken apart and put together in a similar cylinder but horizontally. There were various liquids in containers all around.

Frantically, Nora tried to move, only to realize that she had been trussed up tighter than a turkey, with her hands tied tightly behind her back... just above the pressure sensor for the GPS. Her hands twitched and she slowly moved to her knees and backed up to sit and lean against a wall.

Once upright, she surveyed the room quietly. She had no idea where they had brought her or how long she had passed out, but she did not understand why they would bring her to someplace like this. How did her mother get her hands on someone’s private laboratory? Could it be that everything had not been done by her mother and she had somehow attracted the attention of someone nefarious?

As she continued to look around, she could not help but frown. The walls in this place were identical offering no clues about the location of a door. With a heightened sense of awareness, she then scanned for cameras, her mind racing with possibilities.

Two cameras, cold and unfeeling, stared back at her from opposite corners of the room. Nora considered the implications. Was she being watched? Fear mixed with defiance as she set her unblinking gaze on the lenses. Gathering her strength, she decided to play the waiting game, feigning vulnerability while she strategized her next move.

Closing her eyes, she started to take inventory of the arsenal on her body. Her chain was still around her and she could feel the slight weight of the monkey fist knot that Demetri had insisted remained on her arm and she still had her shoes on with the hidden daggers. But all of this would be useless if she could not let the person who was responsible for this come to her.

So, she needed to be patient. As she thought of this, she realized that the watch on her hand was missing. So, there people were smart enough to recognize the GPS on it and get rid of it? Good.

And it was a good thing that Demetri was a step ahead of them. The man gave her multiple GPS locating devices and since her hands were tied behind her back, she conveniently pulled her hands closer to her body. She felt the slight heat on her lower body and relaxed. The pressure sensor had been activated along with the GPS.

***

The police detective scratched his head as he spoke on the phone while standing next to the man whose aura was enough to make him crumble. While they had been alert to Miss Williams’ security, before they could have even realized that Miss William’s was missing the man had already activated his forces. They were now following Miss William’s trail but still unable to find her location.

There was even a time when his people were almost on top of the location shown by the GPS but still unable to find her. And now, with each passing minute, the man was getting angrier.

"Mr Frost. Are you sure the GPS is not malfunctioning? You saw it for yourself. The GPS signal is continuously moving but we simply cannot see where Miss Williams’ is. How is that possible? Should we get the dogs and start a different search. Everyone has already retired for the night so they will not be alerted."

When the man received no answer for this, he turned his head to see Demon Frost’s eyes fixed on the red dot on the screen. The man seemed to be waiting for something. Just then... another red dot appeared on the screen. It was quite far away from the one they were chasing.

Demon Frost nodded and quickly spoke," This is her current location. The kidnappers probably have manipulated the previous GPS."

However, as Demetri forwarded the location to his people, the detective leaned in closer to the screen and cursed," Mr Frost, they have probably messed with this one also or thrown Miss Williams into the lake! The location here shows the middle of the lake!

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