A/N: I want to thank those who reviewed. Ya'll are just too sweet. Thank you Sasha and anonymous reviewer! Here goes chapter 2:


A day had passed, and the temperature had returned to normal. Kelsey didn't know what Lokesh had planned but she knew she wouldn't like it. Her eyes narrowed suddenly when the object of her thoughts entered the room and sent the guard away.

Lokesh set a device down onto the floor and Kelsey's eyes narrowed on it. He leered down at her as the guard entered with two others. She pressed herself as close to the wall as possible as Lokesh ordered to hold her down. Kelsey kicked and screamed and protested, telling them to release her, but soon enough her body was strapped down with more rope and chains. The device was picked up again, and it took Kelsey a moment to realize what it was. A... hair straightener?

Lokesh plugged it in, letting it heat up and he moved towards the bound down girl. The older man sat beside her form and slid her sleeve up to her elbow. One guard held up her cell phone, aimed directly at her. And in that moment, she knew it was recording. She also realized what her captors were up to.

Kelsey gasped, flinching away and struggled against the chain futilely. "Please don't..." she whispered, tears gathering at the corners of her eyes.

"Where is the amulet?"

"I don't know!" she shouted.

"You do!"

"I don't!" No matter what pain was planned, Kelsey couldn't let Lokesh know she threw it overboard. She couldn't let him know that Fanindra took it to the boys. All she needed was for him to think she hid it somewhere.

Lokesh laid a hand on her forearm, bringing the straightener closer to Kelsey's trembling wrist. "Last chance."

She spat at his face angrily, releasing a sound equivalent to a growl. The captor grimaced, wiping the saliva from his face with a cloth given to him by one of the three guards. He tossed the cloth over his shoulder and he grinned maliciously, clamping the device to her thin wrists. She screamed.


Kelsey's indicator was always on the move, but Ren and Kishan weren't able to keep up. The currently resided at a hotel room, restlessly. The cell phone on the table buzzed, leaving both brothers confused. The only one who had their numbers were Kadam, Nilima and Kelsey. Since their mentor and his granddaughter had dropped off radar, it had to be Kelsey.

Ren snatched the phone from the table and Kishan looked over his shoulder, seeing that it was in fact Kelsey messaging them. A movie clip was sent. Curious, Ren pressed play and the brother watched in horror.

"Please don't..." Kelsey pleaded on camera, eyes desperate. Her form was strapped to the floor, chains pinning her down and a metal collar around her neck gleamed off of bright lights. Tears were gathering in her eyes, threatening to fall.

"Where is the amulet?" Lokesh asked in amusement.

"I don't know!" she shouted. Her voice revealed her absolute terror.

"You do," Lokesh insisted, this time a bit angrily.

"I don't!"

"Last chance." He gripped her forearm, bringing a device to her wrist. At Lokesh's threat, Kelsey spat in his face and made a growl like sound. A little part of Ren and Kishan was proud of the angry kitten, and another part was horrified at the stupid move. Lokesh wiped off the saliva with a cloth that was given to him and tossed it behind him. And with that, he grinned sadistically and clamped the device onto her wrist.

She screamed bloody Mary, struggling to find release from her binds. Kishan and Ren watched as their beloved writhed and screamed desperately and saw her wrist smoking as the device burned her flesh.

When Lokesh released her wrist, it revealed a burn mark across the once unmarred flesh. It exposed what was under the skin and left blackened edges. Kelsey whimpered, trying to keep her mouth shut.

"Tell me where you took it," Lokesh demanded.

"I will not!" Kelsey shouted defiantly. An inch further up her arm, he clamped the device down, leaving her to cry out in pain.

"Say something Kelsey!" Kishan yelled, eyes watering at the image displayed. Ren tried shaking his head to remove the sudden ache in his heart and dislodge the tears streaking down his cheeks.

Lokesh removed the device. "Tell me!"

"No!" Again, and again this went on. 15 minutes this continued. And the brothers could not look away from it.

At last Lokesh gave up, looking into the screen. "If you want to stop her pain, come and get her. Bring the amulet. The real one."

"Don't do it!" Kelsey ordered from the floor. "Don't you dare come! Stay away!"

A guard gagged the disobedient girl, and Lokesh smirked. "Save the girl. Follow the chip in your phone and find her. It's not too hard."


Kelsey laid in a heap on her side, her hands pressed to her chest as she sobbed in pain. A woman had come in and cleaned the burns and bandaged her up, but the pain refused to ebb because of Lokesh's orders to refuse her pain medication. The woman had treated her roughly and left promptly.

The door creaked open and she flinched, curling tighter into a ball. "Please, go away. Please," she whispered, voice cracking in hysteria. Her eyes closed tightly, refusing to look at her visitor.

A cool hand pressed to her warm forehead and a warm masculine voice said, "I'm sorry, but can you sit up?" Kelsey shook her head, freeing herself from his touch. Her eyes opened wide in surprise as he carefully sat her upright and sat beside her, a hand on her upper back to help her stabilize balance.

The Asian man in his early 20's helping her had light black hair that flopped over his left eye, cut short in the back. His right eye a mossy green color and skin lightly tanned. He was built up, his body and muscles toned with obvious training. Over all, he was extremely attractive.

His strong jaw line clench as he looked at the sloppy bandage job. "What do you want?" Kelsey asked, her hoarse voice from screaming disallowing her the ability to snap at him.

He winced and told her, "I don't mean you harm. Just stand still. I want to help you."

"And why should I trust you?"

"Because I'm one of the only people here willing to risk his life in order to help you," he said, shifting her so she leaned on his chest. He took her right arm and began removing the bandages to wrap them properly.

"Why would you do that?" she pressed, eyes narrowing in suspicion.

He paused in his task and murmured, "Because I think you're the only person who can help me."

"What?" Kelsey huffed sharply. "Look, whoever you are, I can barely help myself right now. And I have two others I have to help first, so take a number."

The man sighed, "I know." He continued wrapping. "I just want you to consider it. I'll still help you even if you say no." He moved on to the left arm. "Call me J."

"J?" she frowned.

"It's easier then my real name. I have to go before anyone notices I'm gone. I'll be back soon," J promised, finishing the wrap. He eased her away and laid her down on her back. Kelsey stared at his back, her lips pressed in a thin line. He carefully slipped out the way he came and closed the heavy metal door.


A/N: Again, thank you for those who reviewed. I was so happy to see you liked my fanfic! Please continue reviewing and the ball will keep rolling. Ja ne,

-KiriKatana