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Chapter 12

"Hungry yet?" the man asked taking the duck tape off her mouth the next night.

"No," Audrey said, truthfully. She hadn't thought much about eating. "What do you want from me?"

"From you? Nothing," the man answered.

"Then why the hell am I here?" Audrey asked.

"My son," the man said, simply, as if he had explained everything.

"What about your son?" Audrey asked, getting frustrated but also happy that he was finally answering her.

"Your boyfriend murdered him," the man said.

"When?" Audrey asked, feeling angry with Jack.

"A month ago," the man replied.

"A month ago? As in the day of the terrorist attacks. What are the chances my boyfriend killed your son for being a terrorist?" Audrey asked, angrily.

"He wasn't a terrorist," the man said, obviously trying to protect his son's reputation. "He was doing what he thought was right."

"You mean bombing a train and then planning my father's execution?" Audrey asked. "Oh and let's not forget the nuclear warhead."

"He had nothing to do with the warhead!" the man yelled.

"What about the other stuff?" Audrey asked.

"Yeah, he was involved in your father's kidnapping. That's how he died. Your boyfriend shot him," the man explained.

"Funny. That's exactly what he's going to do to you," Audrey warned.

"We'll see about that."


Jack and Heller were at a standstill. There were always a significant number of threats on people with political power. None of them stood out as anything special. Now what could they do?

"Maybe we should try again tomorrow morning?" Heller suggested.

"I'm not ready to give up yet," Jack said.

"We're not giving up," Heller assured him. "But, we have nothing, Jack. We need to rethink things and regroup tomorrow."

Jack thought about it for a minute, "Fine."

They walked out together silently. Jack drove back to the hotel and walked slowly up to his room.

"What happened to you last night?" A voice asked, making him jump a little when he walked around the corner. It was Rachel.

"It's nothing," Jack said. "Except…"

"What?" Rachel asked.

"What made you say what you said last night? About the kidnapping thing," Jack asked.

"Uh," Rachel said, thinking of the conversation. "We were talking about how stupid your 'girlfriend' was and I said that the only reason I would ever stand you up for a date would be if I were kidnapped. Or dead."

"Right," Jack said. "Well it just so happens that that might be the case."

"Woah," Rachel said. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. She's not at our place and she left her purse and phone," Jack said, looking at Rachel suspiciously.

"Don't look at me like that," Rachel said. "I have no idea. I swear. Have you tried calling her again? Maybe she went for a run or something that didn't involve her purse or phone. Maybe you're trying to make excuses for her."

"Goodnight Rachel," Jack said coldly, ending their conversation. When he walked into his room he called Audrey's phone again but there was still no answer. Rachel was wrong. He was sure of it.

The next morning Jack woke up late and cursed himself. He was supposed to be trying to find Audrey. He ran downstairs but not without running into Rachel first.

"So about last night," Rachel started.

"Forget about it," Jack said.

"Jack, stop!" Rachel yelled to him as he rushed ahead of her. She finished once he was out of earshot, "I have something to tell you."


Audrey sat in the chair silently. The man was now allowing her to not wear the duck tape over her mouth.

"I'm hungry now," Audrey admitted. The man walked over to her and pulled out his gun and his knife. He cut the ropes that tied her hands together so she could hold the now cold pizza.

"Don't try anything stupid," he warned, holding the gun to the back of her head. She finished her pizza and the man tied her hands back up.

"What's your name?" Audrey asked, trying to get him to open up.

"Why the hell do you care?" he asked.

"Humor me," Audrey said.

"Zak," he said.

"How exactly is this thing going to work?" Audrey asked. "I mean you can't except Jack to just find me."

"I'm just making your boyfriend sweat it out a little," Zak said.

"Then what?" Audrey asked.

"I'll call him and tell him where to find you," Zak said. "Then, I'll shoot him."

"You're making a big mistake. You could just walk away from all of this," Audrey told him.

"Not without my revenge."