Chapter Chapter Eight

I slowly wake, my hands are bound with cable ties, a gag in my mouth and a chain on my ankle in a dark room.

Where the hell am I?

Did the others know I was taken yet? Or did they think I had abandoned them?

“You’re awake…Good…” Hayden appears out of nowhere in the darkness as he flicks a switch and the bright luminescent lights turn on, I’m squinting from the brightness as he perches on a chair nearby, we’re separated by bars from ceiling to floor.

I pull the gag from my mouth…Real smart guys…they couldn’t even gag me properly.

“You’ll die for this!” I growl out and he just laughs as I raise myself from the ground, standing by the bars.

“I don’t doubt you want to kill me right now. But, you’ll be mine soon enough” He smirks as I hit the bars angrily.

“I’ll never be yours” I shout.

“You will or I will go find your son and harm him. I still have people under cover, your family will never get to him in time to save him Samantha. You will be mine or he will die. That’s the trouble with family Samantha, they make you weak” He stands staring at me with a snide smirk.

“Good luck with that, he’s got a huge family, they’ll never let anyone take him.” I snap.

“I can’t wait to break you Samantha, this will be fun! You’ll be begging to work for me soon. Tell me you’re mine” He says as his hands come through the bars and I go to bite him as he touches my cheek and he pulls his hand back laughing.

“I’ll never be yours” I shout.

“You will…I give it a week…You’ll be begging me…Pleading for me to stop what I have planned…The sooner you give in the less pain you’ll go through” He smirks before walking away.

“If you hurt my family, so help me god Hayden! I’ll rip your fucking throat out!” I shout as he chuckles and leaves.

Why did I always end up kidnapped in a fucking cement cell?! The floor was bare, the cell had a sink, a toilet and a bed, a real small window near the ceiling that I could barely reach, it was frosted so I couldn’t even see out of it.

Jayden would keep Cody safe the others would protect him…

I scream in frustration as the door opens once more and Hayden’s two goons from the car come in with a smirk.

One pulls a gun as the other unlocks the door to my cell.

“Don’t even think about doing anything stupid” The guy with the gun snarls at me.

“Don’t touch me” I kick the guy trying to undo the chain on my ankle once it’s released. He falls back and the man with the gun comes forward and hits me hard on the head as I go down, blood dripping from my head.

“I said DON’T do anything stupid!” He snarls as they both drag me out, we go down a cold corridor, my knees grazing against the cement of the floor as they pull me into another room, chucking me towards a vat of water as I’m made to kneel in front of it.

“Be mine” Hayden growls.

“Go fuck yourself” I growl back as the guys take hold of me.

“Fine, have it this way. You will burn out soon enough. Do it” He says as they tip me upside down and dunk my head into the water as I cry out, the cold water nipping at me and my breath lost to me as they drown me.

Suddenly I’m yanked back out just before the point I would have passed out as I cough up water, it spills out from my mouth, spitting it on the ground.

“Be mine” Hayden kneels in front of me.

“You want to kill me don’t you…Can’t take not getting what’s yours. I will never be yours” I spit as he signals for them to do it again.

“You WILL be mine. If it comes to the end of a week and you have not succumbed to me, I will move my men closer to your family and I will take them out one by one until you have nothing left” He snaps.

“Good luck with that. You’ll never touch them” I cough, my lungs burning.

“We shall see. Do it again” He says as the day carries on like this several times before I pass out, my mental and physical state exhausted as they chuck me soaking wet and cold into the cell.

“Enjoy the cold sweetheart” One of them chuckles and locks the door behind him.

I passed out on the bed, shivering from the cold water that still clung to my skin. I would never bow down to him. My family would be safe…Beck and Tobias would keep them alive. We had powerful allies, they would help…But did he have spies inside…I prayed that Lizzy and Zane weren’t involved…They had been so genuine for a moment…

They’d work it out…They’d keep Cody safe…

Taylor…Shaun…Oh god they were out of the game…Could he get to them? No, he wouldn’t go after a man down already…Would he?

I was awoken abruptly by a bucket of freezing water being thrown on me as I screamed. Laughter filled the room as several men stood watching as I shivered.

“What the fuck are you looking at?” I shout through the chattering teeth.

“She’s going to be fun to break” One smirked opening the cell door as two others grabbed me.

“I won’t fucking break asshole” I snap, and they just laugh dragging me to the room we were in before.

“Samantha, how are you feeling this morning?” Hayden smirks sitting in a chair in the corner.

“Fucking peachy” I growl.

“Ready to be mine yet?” He asks.

“I’d rather die” I spit at him.

“That can be arranged” he growls storming up to me as a large stick presses up to my throat.

“Go on then…Kill me” I gasp for air as he presses harder.

“No…I haven’t finished with you yet. You’ll give in soon. Now do you know what this is in my hand?” I look at his hands. Fuck it was a cattle prod.

“Is that what you need to keep your men on their toes?” I answer.

His finger presses the button on it as I see the electric zing across the tip.

“Your body will feel this a lot more than a normal person. You’re exhausted, wet and completely vulnerable. Say you’re mine now and this all goes away” he walks up to me as he keeps pressing the button to scare me…It works, I flinch the closer he gets, but no way could I give in.

“I heard it can be quite arousing” I sneer.

“Let’s see then shall we” He smirks and brings it down to my chest as I jolt with pain, crying out.

“Aroused yet?” A guy says behind me as I swing out a leg and he goes down.

“Samantha, I will not take you attacking my men!” Hayden says kicking me hard in the chest as I go down, wheezing on the floor.

“Not my fault they’re stupid enough to stay that close to me” I snap, as I’m flung back up and onto my knees roughly, a hand crushing my neck.

“Let me fucking tear her apart, we don’t need her Hayden” The guy who I had kicked says in my ear.

“She will be mine! Get your hands off of her Marcus” Hayden shouts as Marcus lets me go, throwing me to the ground.

“Are you ok?” Hayden lifts my chin as I swat it away.

“Like you care” I spit.

“Seb, take her for a hot shower, give her some food and then throw her back in the cell” Hayden huffs and drags Marcus out of the room with the others, all bar one.

Why the fuck would he give me a hot shower and food? It’s like he was bi-polar sometimes!

“He’s not that bad to work for, you know, if you stay on his good side” Seb says dragging me to my feet.

“I’d rather die than work for him” I growl as he sighs and drags me to a bathroom.

“Shower, I’ll be staying right here. Don’t think about arguing” He says, cutting the ties on my wrists as I roll my wrists around.

“You’re not even going to turn around?” I look at him smirking.

“And let you come up behind me and wipe me out? No thanks princess” He says.

“DON’T call me princess” I growl…

“Hit a nerve have I?” He smirks and pushes me towards the shower, he watches intently as I strip quickly. I notice his eyes travel down my body as the shower is turned on.

“Eyes are up here” I snap as he just chuckles.

“I don’t care” He sneers as he continues to watch me shower. I wash quickly, the cold leaving my body as I turn the shower off and he hands me a towel.

He chucks a pair of jogging bottoms and a vest at me as I dress quickly, apparently under-wear wouldn’t be needed…At least I hand some clothing…I guess…

“Why the fuck is he doing this? Does he think being nice will get to me?” I say as I’m handed a sandwich as Seb stares at me with a gun in his hand.

“You are better off just doing what he says” He says and turns to his phone.

I ate the sandwich quickly, not realising how hungry I was before he bound my wrists again and took me back to the cell.

“See you later princess” He goads “Fuck you!” I scream at him.

How the hell was I going to get out of here?

I had paced the cell so many times before Hayden came in and sat outside of reach once more.

“Your friend Taylor woke up this afternoon…Here look” He says showing an image on the phone of Damien sat beside Taylor, tears of happiness on Damien’s face.

“If you touch them…” I whisper angrily.

“Be mine…” Hayden says.

“God damn it! Why should I?” I shout smacking the bars.

“Your family will be safe. I’ll use you for whatever I see fit. You’re a weapon Samantha, one I want to use. I know there’s a dangerous weapon in your heart, it runs in your family, I saw it in Jon, your father and I am sure you hold it in your own heart too. Be mine and we’ll take the world by storm. Nothing would be untouchable” he grins.

“And if I don’t?” I say.

“Then your family will die, one by one. I will bring your child here and make you watch as I tear him apart limb from limb” He says as I stumble back.

“You touch my family and I’ll kill you”

“Then be mine!” He snaps.

“No fucking way” I growl.

“Fine” He says and storms out.

I hope I wasn’t playing this wrong…I hoped my family were safe.

The next few days went much like the first, drowning, pain, physical torture which only got worse.

His men got worse when he left them alone with me, fondling my body as I tried to fight back. My body was covered in bruises from the beatings. My lungs were sore from them drowning and stopping my breathing.

I was exhausted and each day he brought a new photo of my family showing he could get to them.

I was weakening from his torture and he knew it as he grinned when getting me from my bed this morning, dragging me to the room once more.

“Who do you belong to?” He asks as I look around the room. It was empty…

“Myself” I groan as I’m chained from ceiling to floor, stretched out.

“I didn’t want to have to go this far.” He says bringing out his phone before making a video call as I watched in horror.

“Yes boss?” A voice answered, I didn’t recognise it.

“Are you near the girls?” Hayden said with a smirk as I looked at him and the phone wide-eyed as I saw the image turn to Savannah, Elise, Tammy, Layla, Louisa and Lizzy all in a group together at the park.

“No!” I shout.

“Be ready on my mark” Hayden says as I hear the click of the gun.

“No! Don’t do this Hayden!” I cry out struggling against the chains.

“Who do you belong to?” He asks.

I don’t say a word, my eyes focused on the girls in the video.

“Aim…in 3…2…” He begins.

“NO! I’m yours! Don’t hurt them!” I scream out defeated.

“Stand down” He smirks and turns the phone off.

“Don’t hurt them” I cry.

“I said it would only take a week, we still have two days left. Good girl. Release her. Take her to her room” Hayden says as I’m released from the chains sagging against the arms around me.

I had to play this another way…Maybe getting close to him and working my way from the inside out…I’d play the good girl for him…He’d never see me fucking coming…