Chapter 76

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Lucas' Pov

"What do you mean the cameras weren't working?" I yelled full of exhaustion and annoyance making Brian shrug. "Whoever took him was smart enough to turn off the cameras right before Ethan's shift." He explained making me rake my fingers through my hair as he walked away.

I sighed heavily before hearing my phone ring making me answer it. "Hey, baby." I breathed into the phone. "Is everything alright?" Alison asked making me instantly relax loving the sweet sound of her voice in my ear.

"No, something happened to Ethan. I am going to have to reschedule our dinner today. I'm sorry, baby." I said softly into the phone not wanting anyone to overhear me. "Don't worry. I understand you need to help Ethan. I will spend the day at my mothers." Alison said making me smile weakly grateful she was so understanding of my job even without knowing what I do.

"I'll make it up to you." I grinned making her chuckle into the phone. "You better. I love you." She teased before we said our goodbyes and hung up.

I walked back over to where everyone was working to get the tracker on the van when my phone rang again making me frown seeing it was Ian but quickly answered it worried something had gone wrong.

"Ian?" I asked not hearing anyone on the other end making me frown. I was about to hang up thinking he had just pocket dialed me when I heard yelling.

"We have come here to make sure that doesn't happen." I struggled to hear making me frown moving away from everyone talking around me to hear. "So, you come here pretending to help and come to what? Drug and kidnap me?" Amelia's voice said making my eyes widen in realization.

"Put the gun down. We both know you won't shoot us." Someone said who I couldn't make out making my heart race rushing over to everyone working tirelessly. "We need to go to Amelia's house. Now!" I whisper yelled holding the phone, so they didn't hear me making them all nod and rush to their cars.

Before I could follow, I heard a gunshot making me jump and instantly fill with fear. "Shit!" I hissed as I hung up and ran to my car as everyone drove away. We all sped to her house as I gripped the steering wheel hating myself for not being there with her. I owed it to Ethan to keep her safe while he was missing.

I saw everyone parked outside her house making me hurry to get out of my car not wanting them to run inside yet. "Whoever is in there has a gun. We can't risk Amelia or Ian getting hurt if we run inside with our guns out." I said to Brian, the man I've work side by side with for years making him nod realizing I was right.

"Then what do we do?"

Amelia's POV

I knew there would be no use kicking and screaming as they tied me up. I had wondered if I really had called Lucas or if I dialed the wrong number by mistake and no one was coming to help me.

"Get up." One of them threatened as he pulled my hair making me wince in pain. I struggled to stand on my feet as Timothy shoved them aide and pulled me by the wrists dragging me into the living room making me scream and struggle to pull away from him.

"Fucking prick." I gritted through my teeth as he dropped my wrists making my head hit the floor hard. "We need to leave before they wake up and Lucas gets here to check on them." One of the guards said making me sit up and struggle to pull at the rope around my wrists discreetly.

"We can't leave through the front door. Lucas has someone outside watching the house." Timothy replied as I couldn't help but watch them discuss their plan with each other. I struggled to hear but couldn't make out anything they were saying making me look around for anything I could hide on me as a weapon.

I saw a knife from Ian's bagel this morning making me look at them again to see they were still arguing about what to do. The knife was on the other end of the table making it difficult to move without being noticed. I heard them talking louder making me avoid my eyes away from the knife covered in cream cheese.

I saw Colton laying on the floor a few feet away from me noticing they forgot to take his gun attached to his ankle making my heart race. I knew my best bet was to try to wake him, but I didn't know how to without them stopping me.

"Just call Jackson and tell him to park away from the house. We will use his car to take her there." Tim said full of annoyance at their lack of cooperation making me look away from Colton's passed out body. "You and I will stay here and tell them we were overcome, and she was taken." Timothy explained as he held his arm making the other guard frown.

"What about me?" He asked making Timothy fill with annoyance. "You are going with her. Take her to Nigel and Maggie in Jackson's car." Timothy explained again making him fill with realization as he nodded. I filled with fear as he stalked towards me before grabbing my hair again to stand on my feet.

I screamed in pain and fear as he gagged me towards the sliding glass doors leading into the backyard. "Colton! Colton, please!" I screamed not wanting to leave with them knowing how difficult it would be for Lucas to find both Ethan and I. "Colton! Colton, wake up!" I sobbed before I felt his clammy hand around my mouth muffling my sobs and screams.

My heart broke as every ounce of hope left my body watching Colton laying on the floor as I was dragging out of my house under his arm. Timothy put a piece of duct tape on my mouth as tears streamed down my face. "Make sure you are not seen. Stay in the woods." Timothy pressed making him nod as I continued to move around in his grasp.

He quickly tossed me over his shoulder making me kick and scream into the duct tape as we walked deep into the forest around my house. I looked around seeing how deep we were walking into the woods making me grow worried not wanting to get lost if I needed to escape.

After what seemed like twenty minutes, I grew too tired to continue kicking and screaming to get out of his hold. I knew I needed to keep my strength if I needed to fight and run away.

I moved my head to see we were almost at the car making my heart beat faster not wanting to get into that car. Knowing how difficult it would be for them to figure out they were all behind it and where they could've taken me. I knew if I needed to be saved, I needed to save myself.

As he walked towards the silver car, we heard rustling in the leaves making his head snap backwards. I decided to start screaming again in case it was someone else around the woods making him drop me. I fell hard on the ground as my head hit a rock making me close my eyes in pain.

I decided to take the opportunity to rip the tape from my mouth as he began to drag me by my ankles towards the car. I yelled out feeling the cold snow, sticks and rocks beneath me pierce my skin before I heard a gunshot.

I let out a sob as I saw Timothy fall lifeless to the ground behind me. I crawled away from him as tears streamed down my eyes before I heard someone coming up behind me. "Oh my god." I breathed out in relief seeing Ethan limping towards me covered in blood splatter and dust.

"Are you okay?" He asked quickly as I struggled to stand making me nod. "Yes, but there are more. They are in my house with Colton and Ian." I explained quickly not wanting Ian to wake up at the wrong time.

"Okay. Are you okay to walk?" He asked nervously making me look down at him limping leg. "Are you?" I asked full of worry and confusion seeing a bullet wound on his leg.

"You need a hospital, Ethan-" I began until he cut me off. "I am alright. Okay, I promise. It isn't as bad as it looks." He assured making me look down at it again hesitantly. "Please don't bleed out." I said after a moment making him chuckle.

"Come on we don't know if anyone will be coming." Ethan said pulling away and holding his hand out for me to take. We rushed back through the woods hand in hand as his other held a gun. "Wait. We can't take them down all at once." I said making him stop and turn to me.

"Lucas and everyone are here. I will explain everything when this is all over." He said making me nod hesitantly grabbing his hand again until we finally saw my house. "How many of them are there?" Ethan asked as we stopped at the border of the woods and my back yard.

"Two now." I answered making him nod. "I need you to run to the front yard. Lucas and everyone are outside you'll be safe there." Ethan said making me shake my head. "What, no? I am not leaving you especially while you're hurt." I scoffed making him turn to me sympathetically.

"Please. I can't let you get hurt in the process of all this." He said making me frown. "Then come with me. You are hurt too and Lucas and everyone else can take them both down." I replied making Ethan sigh looking over at the house.

"I need to be able to tell them if it is safe to go in. We don't want hostage situation." He explained making my lips part full of worry. "Oh my god, Ian is still in there." I said with tears in my eyes making Ethan grab my shoulders to try calm me down.

"It's going to be okay, baby. Now run."

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