I hope I did the plot justice. We get a glimpse of Jordan Garner. He doesn't seem so scary now, I guess. I based Garner and the drug Vertigo from the world of Arrow on CW. Vertigo is the drug they've used on there a few times. OH GOD LOOK AT ALL THE FOLLOWERS. I hope this story meets your expectations…. Lol – BTW I just finished writing the sex scene. HOLYCRAPITISHOT. You better like it – I worked hard on it. It's chapter 15 :P

CHAPTER TWELVE

Harper didn't know how long she had been in the basement, but when the door opened at the top of the stairs, she saw sunlight beginning to creep in. It must be early morning, she noted. She was in a cell made of steel and bars of some kind that had been made in a concrete basement. It was big enough for her to take a few steps in each direction. Surprisingly, the space around the cell was furnished, with a thin carpet, a few places to set, and even a television in the corner. They had given her a blanket to sleep with last night, but that was it. No food, no water. She could really use a bathroom.

Her head hurt a bit. Harper chalked it up to being hit in the head last night right before she was taken. She had fought with all she had, but the two men's strength had been better than hers. At least Lennox was safe – she knew Khan would take care of her until Harper found a way out. He would probably come to rescue her sometime soon. She felt her stomach turn to butterflies as she thought about it. She hated that she liked the idea of the prince coming to save the princess, but she was a closet romantic through and through.

Someone was walking down the steps, and she looked over. She leaned up against the bars to her prison, raising an eyebrow as the person came into view. It was Jordan Garner. He was all business in his expensive suit. He was tall, dark, and handsome.

"I need use the bathroom," she stated. He stared at her for a few moments. She sneered at him. "Seriously. I know there is one down here."

"Let her go – stay with her," he commanded in a soft but frightening tone. Jordan Garner would have been extremely attractive if it wasn't for his slimy personality. One of the two big body guards that had been around in some way all night unlocked the door to her cell. He took her by the arm, and hauled her out roughly. She growled at him, but didn't fight – she couldn't right now. She was outmatched. Harper disliked being watched as she used the bathroom, but it was better than being killed. She did her business as quick as she could, not liking the way the man smirked at her as she pulled down her pants. She ignored him as much as she could, and washed her hands quickly. Even the bathroom looked normal! If she had been a few inches taller, she could have looked outside the small window at the top of the wall.

The man grabbed her arm and hauled her back into the cage. It clanked shut loudly, and the lock was turned. She huffed and crossed her arms over her chest once more. Garner was in the same spot as before, but texting on his phone.

"You have something I want." He didn't look up.

"I don't have it."

"Not on you, no. Your daughter has it." It was a statement, not a question.

"You can't get to her," Harper growled. Please, Khan, keep her safe, she thought. Garner chuckled as he put his phone back into his coat pocket and looked at her. His face looked relaxed and not worried at all. Harper swallowed, and fear begun to creep into her. Lennox. She took a deep breath through her nose, and kept Khan on her mind. He would be there soon.

"Your new roommate? He doesn't seem to have any identification. Who is he?" he asked walking slowly toward the bars. Harper stared at his eyes, hoping that panic didn't show in her eyes. She couldn't look weak in front of him. He suddenly snarled and grabbed her dirty shirt at her neck, pulling her hard against the bars. He spit in her face as he talked to her. "If you think that Neanderthal can keep your princess safe, you are wrong."

"If you think that you can outsmart him, you're wrong," she shot back. He stared at her angrily for a moment, and then whipped around.

"Kill them."

The three walked out quickly as Harper's eyes widened. As soon as the door slammed shut at the top of the stairs, she backed up to the wall of her cage and sunk down to the floor. She held her knees close to her and let tears escape silently. She had only known Khan for three days, but the safety of the most precious thing to her was in his hands. Harper hoped with all she had that her trust was in the right person.

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"Khan, it's been two hours," Lennox whispered, holding back tears as she picked at the plate of scrambled eggs in front of her. Khan looked at her apologetically from the laptop, than turned back to it. He knew that she was eager to get her mother back, but they couldn't yet. They had to have some kind of leverage against them before making their move. He had been staring at the photographs for those two hours.

There had been someone behind the tree is all of them, but his hand was only visible in a few, and his face was visible in one. It was blurry, but he could enhance it just right to get it to focus. Unfortunately, Harper's laptop was not equipped with the program to do that. Khan sighed and leaned back in his chair.

"Lennox, please eat. You need your strength. I found what I am looking for, I just need to get a better look," he answered. Lennox looked up at him quickly.

"Finally," she answered with relief in her eyes. She picked at a few more bites, and then took the plate to the sink. "We can't go to police, can we?"

"No, we cannot. Not I," he stated as he tried for the third time to enhance and focus the image. Nothing! He growled and pushed the laptop back. "This technology is shit. Er, sorry…" he mumbled with Lennox raised an eyebrow at him as she sat next to him again.

"I bet it's different in the future, huh? Better?"

"Very much," he answered grimly. "We need to enhance this photo, but it keeps going too blurry to see who the person is." He crossed his arms over his chest and stared at the photo. After his shower this morning, he had put on another pair of black jeans and a black t-shirt. He had on his combat boots. Lennox had dressed in black yoga pants and a dark blue oversized shirt. Her red-blonde hair was up in a bun, and Khan noticed all of Harper's features in her. The only thing that wasn't her mother's was the chin, the thin build, and the cheekbones.

"I know Logan does a lot of stuff with computers," she said suddenly, like it was brilliant idea. She whipped out her phone to call, but Khan stopped her with a hand.

"They probably can track our calls. Are you sure we can trust them?"

"Of course," Lennox answered, surprised he had to ask. He raised his eyebrow, and she glared at him. "They are the only true friends Mom and I have. We can trust them."

"We should pay them a visit, than," Khan murmured. "We may not come back before getting your mother – make sure you do what you need to do before we leave." Lennox nodded.

As Lennox got ready to leave, Khan did his own preparing. He had no gun, so he had to use his intellect and strength to get to Harper. The first step was finding out where she was. That was going to be difficult. He should go through what he observed as he cleaned up the house after the kidnapping. He walked around Harper's home, mentally placing everything where it was when he had walked in.

It took a good part of an hour to go through the whole place twice. Lennox had decided to only bring her phone, and had sat in the chair for the last 40 minutes watching him scrutinize each part of each room. She raised her eyebrow every so often when Khan would stare at a spot for more than a few seconds. When he didn't say anything, she just huffed and slouched again.

Lennox opened up her laptop and begun to search for Jordan Garner's name. Would his properties be listed somewhere publicly? While Khan walked through the house, she clicked on links and searched different things. Being a child of the age of technology, Lennox figured she could find something.

"Does this belong here?" Khan called out to her. Lennox stared at the article in front of her. She had found it! "Lennox!" Khan called again. She jumped up and made her way into her mother's bedroom. He pointed downward, and she took a look. There was a pink rose in the corner of the bedroom, mostly hidden underneath the nightstand next to the bed.

"That's the flower next to Garner's summer home," she whispered. Khan looked at her, confused. She motioned him to follow her and ran back into the kitchen. He kept up, and leaned over her shoulder when she sat back down in front of her computer.

"This summer home. He only uses it when his other two homes aren't available for some reason. It's five hours outside the city, and there are pink roses surrounding the porch!"

"It seems like he wants us to find her."