Chapter 2

At hearing the car doors flung open, she looked around to see pure darkness. Realising then that she was blindfolded. A strong hand grabbed her roughly by the arm, almost yanking it off. He hadn't even given her a chance to get up on her feet before she fell flat on her stomach. She laid down on the ground in dismay when a harsh kick to the ribs caused her to cry out loud, literally taking her breath away.

"Get up!" he ordered. She groaned still trying to comprehend the outcomes of their evening. Their night that she've been planning for days was now ruined. They were supposed to be at home having a good time, not being kidnapped and tortured.

She screamed once again when his shoe met her ribs, on the same spot. Rolling over, she managed to get up on all fours, huffing for air.

"Erin!" Jay had heard her cries. He can hear the pain that she's in with every cry. He wiggled around in frustration and anger, wanting to get free and loosen the ropes that bound him to the chair. He needed to get free so he could kill those men who was hurting her. But realising then, he was just as hopeless.

"I'm going to kill you! You hear me! You, son of a bitch! Once I get the chance, I will kill you with my bare hands!" he shouted. They were hurting his girl and he had feared the worst. Just the thought of them pulling a strand of her hair made his blood boil. He would've done anything for Erin. Even if that meant killing a human being. Sadly, at this point there was nothing he could do.

He heard laughter followed by a harsh slap across his face that caused him along with the chair, he was tied to, to topple over and fall awkwardly to the ground. He struggled in defeat to get free, to free himself from the haunting sounds of Erin's endless screams.


Voight walked out of his office, scanning the bullpen. "Anybody seen Lindsay and Halstead?"
The question causing the whole Unit to look up from their computers. The boys knew about their relationship status and knew not to say anything.

"Ah...They're probably stuck in traffic." Antonio finally said when the rest of the Unit eyed him to answer. "Accident happened on Madison." he explained.

Voight just nodded and slowly walked back to his office, knowing something wasn't quite right. It wasn't like them to not call when running late, especially Erin. He sat back on his chair and tried not to worry too much about her since she wasn't a little girl anymore. He's definitely going to give them a piece of his mind when they finally show up. But what's the coincidence of the both of them running late?


"Erin...Er...Er..."
Erin opened her eyes, seeing nothing but darkness once again. Her whole body was in excruciating pain, her skin was stinging and head was pounding. Her hands were tied together behind the back of a chair. She tried to pull them apart but couldn't.

"Erin..." Jay whispered again. He've been calling out for her for the past 30 minutes and had expected the worst when she didn't respond.
"Jay?" she frantically looked around to find the direction of his voice.

"Are you okay?" his voice was shaking, filled with sorrow and worry, "What did they do to you?"
''...Nothing.'' she whispered. She didn't want to talk about it. She couldn't let Jay think any less of her.

Jay could tell she didn't want to talk about it so he didn't force her. All he could feel right now was guilt and shame. He had promised to protect her no matter the circumstances but now he had failed her. ''We'll be alright. I'm sure they're looking for us.''

Looking around the big, dark and empty hall they were in, he was pretty sure that they were in an abandoned warehouse. ''We'll get out of this. I know we will.'' he reassured her once again.

Erin doesn't know who he was trying to convince because she knew it in her heart that it was all false hope. They were never going to get out alive. And she knew if they did, it won't end well.

He needed her to know that they were going to be fine, that they both will leave this hell hole alive.
''I think I dropped my phone when they took us."
"Voight will obviously notice that we're not in. They'll find us, Erin. I know that for sure.'' he repeated over and over again.

He loathed himself for not doing anything for her earlier. Never in a million years did he thought he'll betray her. He had just sat there sobbing in defeat, trying to block the sounds of her cries while she screamed for him.
Now as he thought about it, he didn't want to know what they did to her since he knew he couldn't live with himself knowing the truth.


Adam and Antonio were now walking down the street where Jay's phone have been traced.

When 2 hours have passed and they still hadn't showed up for work, Voight knew their absence wasn't just because of traffic anymore. The past hour or so have been a frantic one for the Unit as numerous phone calls were being made as well as searching their apartments and security footages to try and trace their missing officers.

Adam and Antonio walked in a bar that was close to where the phone was pinged in the hopes of finally getting some answers.

''We're closed.'' a woman shouted from behind the bar.
''Chicago PD. We'd like to ask you a question, ma'am.'' Antonio said as both men showed their badges.
''Is there a problem?'' she asked concerned.
''No, ma'am. I need to know whether anyone had left their phone here last night?'' asked Antonio.
''Last night? No. I was just cleaned up the place...Sorry...ummm...but I can look again."
''Great. Thanks ma'am. Call this number and ask for a Detective Antonio Dawson.'' Antonio said and they walked out.

Standing out on the street, Antonio ran his hand through his face in frustration since they were no where near in finding their friends.
He took out his phone and dialled Jay's number once again.
Adam ran to the curb a few feet away at hearing the phone ring. Looking at the large crack across the screen, his heart pounded hard in his chest. His friends were in grave danger.
''This isn't good.''


Hours had passed but it felt like days since they last took a breath of fresh air. They were exhausted and in dire need of water.
They hadn't heard anything nor did any of the men came by for hours.

Erin had finally drifted off when she heard several voices. She tried to listen in on their conversation but couldn't quite understand since they were speaking in Spanish.

''Reservar un vuelo a Bogotá. Ella puede traer. ¡Tú! Obtener el pasaporte.'' a familiar voice ordered.

Jay looked Carlos Solis straight in the eyes. Not blinking for even a second. Erin was still blindfolded but can sense that they weren't alone anymore.

She heard a loud thud followed by Jay grunting.
"Jay! What's going on?"
"Nothing, sweetheart. We're just playing a game." Carlos Solis said as he pulled the blindfold off.

She knew Carlos Solis was behind this all along. But why? Why now? Why would he want to jeopardise his operation and kidnap cops? He wasn't that stupid and must know that every police officer in Chicago are most like looking for them.
'They must be planning something big.' she thought.

"¡Hazlo!"

With that the other men started, kicking, punching and throwing Jay around like a piece of trash. All Jay could do was scream in agony. Since his hands were still tied together to the back, he wasn't able to defend himself.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! Please!" Erin screamed at the top of her lungs at Solis, begging for him to stop. She tried pulling at the ropes but somehow it felt like with every thug it just further dug into her skin. She was helpless, probably the same way Jay had felt.

A harsh kick to his ribs and the men finally stopped. Rolling over to his side, he tried gasping for air but somehow he just kept coughing blood out. He knew that wasn't a good sign. Every cell in his body was now in extreme pain but all he could worry about was Erin. Looking up at her, he can see tears streaming down her cheeks as she cursed and screamed at Solis all the while pulling at the ropes. Realising that she was suffering just as much.

Just when Erin thought it had ended, Solis grabbed Jay by the hair, pulling out a knife, resting the sharp end of the knife on his jugular vein. She looked at Jay wide eyed as he too looked at her in fear.

As a former Ranger and now cop, Jay had always thought death would be by a bullet. A quick and simple death. Never did he thought of any other possibilities. But now as he stared at Erin, scared, he just hoped she would close her eyes. He couldn't let her watch him die since he knew she wouldn't be able to handle it this time.

''So, sweetheart. Tell me why you lovely detectives keep paying me a visit.'' Solis said with a smile.

Jay tried not to breathe even in the slightest. Not only was it excruciating to do so but also he was afraid if he did, he was sure it would end him right then and there. He didn't want Erin to witness such bloodshed.
"I love you." he mouthed to her. He needed her to know that before it was too late.