CHAPTER 26

There was no sleep for Nikki or Vix that night, Gabriella had had Kuzma search her and her mobile phone was taken from her, he had threatened her to get the code to open it, they had listened to Nikki's frantic voice mails laughing at the anxiety in her voice especially the one about Vix leaving her.

Vix was in an apartment she had no idea were she was as the minder as Gabriella called him had pushed her down into the footwell of the car and covered her over with a blanket. Gabriella had taunted her saying Nikki would think she had left her, the cheating scum that she was, soiling the perfect Hector with her disgusting Lesbian body Vix could not bare to be reminded of Nikki's infidelity, tears of fear ran down her face.

Vix could not figure how Gabriella had got the two goons to work for her, then she thought about it, Gabriella had money, but how was she getting it? She couldn't be using her credit cards that would giver her away.

I suppose we had better feed this thing breakfast, we can't starve her to death can we?" Gabriella had returned to the apartment in the morning, Fedya and Kuzma had been in the sitting room all night.

"Would you boys like a bit of fun with our guest today?" Gabriella had an evil look mixed with pleasure on her face, "You can do as you please, but don't leave any marks were they can be seen, Vix's fear increased her heart raced and her stomach was in a knot.

"What would these two vile men do to her?"

Nikki had spent all night trying to contact Vix, she being ever the professional went into work the next morning; her façade broke in her free period after lunch, Klaudia walked into the staffroom and Nikki dashed away the tears from her eyes and tried to continue marking.

Nikki I don't want to pry but is everything ok?" Klaudia sat down next to her.

By now Nikki had given her a brief insight into her private life and Klaudia hers but they kept mainly to school talk. Nikki could hold it in no longer and tears began to stream down her face, "It's Vix she didn't come home last night, I got in and there was no sign of her I became worried I phoned her it just rang out then I found her clothes were missing from the wardrobe, but something isn't right she didn't take the necklace it was her mothers, she only wore it on special occasions but it was very precious to her, she would never have left it behind, I called the police but they weren't interested at all because things had gone from the apartment," Klaudia put her arm around Nikki's shoulder.

"May be she has gone for a break, something she may need to do, give her a little more time to contact you if not then try the police again, I am here Nikki if you need a friend. "

"Thank you Klaudia, I'm so worried."

"As I would be if Jana was not home when she was meant to be I would be extremely worried she is very special," this was the first time Klaudia had made any reference to Jana other than they were room mates.

"I know she is Klaudia, I guessed that when you first told me her name, it showed in your eyes," Nikki leaned into Klaudia, "What am I going to do if she still isn't home tonight?"

"Look call me if she does not show up, have you contacted her friends?"

"Yes, Heidi came round last night about eleven she was worried too, it is not like Vix if things were wrong for her she would have told me, I haven't contacted her family yet but I will have to if this continues."

That evening Nikki could not stand to be alone she called Klaudia, she and Jana arrived 15 minutes later.

"Hello Nikki you don't mind Jana being here do you?"

"Not at all it is a pleasure to meet you sorry it isn't better circumstances though," nikk shook hands with her.

"Nice to meet you too, I hope Vix is home soon."

They sat down Nikki said she had heard nothing from Vix which was not like her, it had only happened once before and that was when they had split up but Vix had told her they were not going to see one another again, she did not explain why, she told of how they had got back together again and had made a new start in Berlin. It was then she thought of Gabriella Wark, had she anything to do with this, the thought left her head as quickly as it entered it she was just a kid and was with Hector somewhere.

"My brother is a police officer Nikki, he is here in Berlin too, I could ask him to try to find out something if you would like me to?" Jana was a little shy; she was 25-26 at least 15 years younger than Klaudia. Nikki could see how much they loved one another but Klaudia had never mentioned her other than as a room mate.

"That would be fantastic Jana, I know it looks like she has just left but the fact that her mothers necklace is still here means something is not right, her Mum died not to long back and it is a treasured piece, it was her Mum who had the passion for making jewellery and Vix followed in her foot steps the necklace was one of the first pieces her Mum made when she started out in the jewellery business, she trained for it and made a great success of it passing it on to Vix."

Vix lay on the bed she was dazed and scared, her body had been violated by those thugs, she was desperate to shower and get clean but she was locked in the bedroom. She was in pain she was helpless and no one knew where she was. The window was covered over with a piece of plywood she could not see out or try to get help. Vix turned into the pillow and sobbed.

"Aww poor little Vix, all soiled up for her Nikki, she won't want a dirty little trollop like you now will she?" Gabriella came over to her and stood by the bed her two goons went either side of the bed and held Vix down, Gabriella pulled on a plastic glove," now it's my turn to get my own back," she trust her fingers roughly into Vix who screamed out in pain, nice little fuck that's what you like from a woman isn't i?", Kuzma had his hand over Vix's mouth, 2let her speak, now say yes Miss Wark I do,"

Vix didn't answer; Gabriella hurt her more, "say it you bitch."

Vix did as she was told, "there that wasn't hard was it."

Gabriella left the room," do as you please boys."

Vix was terrified, she had been stripped by the thugs earlier on and had no clothes to put on she had pulled the quilt over her but it had been no protection when Gabriella had come back.

The goons spoke in what she thought was Russian to one another, "we do you no more harm woman."

Vix was relieved but didn't trust them not to come back later.

Jana's brother was a tall handsome man he was about 30 and spoke perfect English; he informed Nikki he had lived in Manchester for 4 years as a student. Nikki told him everything about Vix and also Hector and Gabriella Wark. She couldn't see the connection her head told her not at all, but she just had a gut feeling that something was not right and Gabriella being in Berlin and the evil look on her face when she had seen her at the crossing.

There had been little progress on finding Gabriella, Hector said she had been with him but when he had tried to talk her into going to the police she had disappeared saying she had something she had to do before she was found.

Gabriella left Berlin, Moscow was were she was heading, she left instructions for the goons to let Vix go in a weeks time then follow her to Moscow.