Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or any of its characters
(This story begins at the end of Always, but I have made changes of course)
William Bracken sat in his office thinking over the information he had just recieved. He had just been tipped off that Kate Beckett had just resigned from the twelfth precinct.
Kate Beckett. He did admire her, she fought for what she believed just like himself, and she was less of a danger to his plans now that she had resigned but she still needed to be monitored. She
He decided to show her a little mercy. He picked up his phone.
"Maddox"?, there's been a change of plans. "I need you to give Ms. Beckett a ride to Simmons' house, tell him she is an honored guest". "Then I need you to pay Mr. Smith a visit".
Vulcan Simmons and his drug trade were where most of his campaign funding came from. They had their own code so no one would suspect anything if they were overheard. An honored guest meant that the person brought to him was to be locked up and closely watched, but otherwise left alone, unless they tried to escape.
Smith had the files and would need to be taken care of as well and the files retrieved. With them gone and Kate locked up no one would be able to find out what he had done.
"I'll take care of it, everything will go smoothly", Maddox promised.
"Good", Bracken responded.
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Kate woke up early. She smiled as she remembered last night with Castle. She couldn't believe that he had accepted her back so easily. She decided to make him coffee for once and got out of the bed carefully. Castle was deep asleep and didn't move.
As she was getting dressed, the door to the room suddenly opened and someone stepped inside. It was Maddox and he was pointing a gun at Castle.
Kate didn't move, even though she was itching to throw herself in front of Castle. She was afraid though that any sudden move she made would cause him to shoot Castle.
"Come quietly or I kill him", Maddox hissed.
Kate nodded quickly and followed him out. He took her down the back stairwell to outside where a car was waiting. She started struggling and Maddox simply hit her in the back and her stomach in the same places he had the day before.
She gasped and collapsed and he zip tied her hands behind her. "Try anything like that again and I'll go right back up and kill him", Maddox threatened.
"I won't", she wheezed. "Don't hurt him".
"Get in the car".
Kate got in without fighting this time. They drove for what felt like an hour until they came to a huge house with a gated fence around it. They were let in when Maddox told them who he was sent by.
Kate listened carefully, Maddox had said that Lazarus had sent him. She didn't know who Lazarus was but it would be good to remember it.
Maddox stopped in front of the house and pulled her out the car and up to the front door.
The door opened and a man with blonde hair let them in.
"I'm supposed to take this one to Simmons, Harden", Maddox told him.
"He's in his office", Harden replied. "Follow me".
He led them upstairs to an office and Maddox knocked.
"Come in", a deep voice responded.
Kate recognized the voice and dread crept over her body as Maddox dragged her into the office.
Vulcan Simmons was sitting at the desk.
"Lazarus asked me to bring her to you, she's an honored".
"Really now", Vulcan laughed.
"I never knew Lazarus to be merciful".
"I don't understand it either, but she must be special to him", Maddox replied.
Kate had stayed until then, trying to take in as much information as she could but she couldn't keep quiet anymore.
"Who is Lazarus"?
"Why was I brought here"?
"I have some other things to take care of", Maddox said, "She's in your hands now".
"Send Harden in here on your way out", Vulcan replied.
Vulcan stood up and walked over to her.
"You are an honored guest by Lazarus' orders, but if you cross me, you will regret it".
Harden stepped inside.
"Take her to the guest room down the hall".
Harden grabbed Kate and took her down the hall to a bedroom. He cut the zip ties off and pushed her inside the room. She turned to the door and heard it locking. She looked around the room. There was a huge bed and a connecting bathroom. She didn't know what was going to happen.
She wondered what Castle would think when he woke up and found her gone. Oh god, he was going to think she left. Just walked out on him after the amazing night they spent together. She couldn't about anything else and she curled on the bed and cried.
(next chapter will be about Castle)